Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for emphysema and sarcoidosis, assigned an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022 for allergic rhinitis, and granted a higher initial rating of 10 percent for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in Southwest Asia.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD and a higher initial rating, but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and a compensable rating for various conditions, including asthma, sinusitis, hypertension, left hip disability, sciatic left lower extremity, right hip disability, right knee disability, and migraine headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence to support higher ratings or a link between her current conditions and military service.

The appeal for service connection for migraines was granted, while the claims for bruxism and earlier effective dates were denied. The appeal for depression was dismissed, but an initial rating of 30 percent disabled for vertigo was granted.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to her military service. The appeal of other claims was remanded.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis as there was no evidence of greater than 50-percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides, complete obstruction on one side, or polyps.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and sinusitis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and increased rating for chronic rhinitis, denied a higher initial rating for chronic sinusitis, and denied an earlier effective date for service connection of erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's assertions of ongoing sinus issues since service and the lack of chronicity in the March 2022 opinion.

The Veteran's service connection for rhinitis was granted under the PACT Act, while other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for loss of sense of smell, taste, and allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not show complete loss of these senses or greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passages.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis due to a need for further development and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis to include secondary intermittent epistaxis, finding that the Veteran's disability more closely approximated allergic rhinitis without polyps, but with greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides due to permanent hypertrophy of the nasal turbinates with secondary intermittent epistaxis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and rating of a respiratory disorder, as well as an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for his service-connected allergic rhinitis, as there was no evidence of greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.

The Board granted service connection for chronic maxillary sinusitis under the PACT Act due to presumed exposure to environmental toxins during service in Kuwait.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of August 8, 2022, for the award of service connection for sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis under the PACT Act but denied service connection for chronic sinusitis.