Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and sinusitis, as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claim for hemorrhoids was remanded due to a question regarding whether the disorder preexisted service.

The Board denied service connection for chronic asthma and LLE femoral nerve condition, granted a separate rating for RLE radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, and denied a compensable rating for sinusitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis and lumbar dextroscoliosis, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or event that led to these conditions.

The Veteran's April 13, 2011, sinus claim reasonably encompassed a claim for rhinitis; the claim for a higher initial rating for service connected sinusitis was continuously prosecuted since April 13, 2011; and an October 2021 VA-obtained Sinus/Rhinitis Disability Benefits Questionnaire reflects onset of allergic rhinitis in 2006 that is secondary to service connected sinusitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and TDIU is granted.

The Board remands the claims for a disability manifested by fatigue, to include CFS and sleep apnea; service connection for a pilonidal cyst with abscess; an effective date prior to August 5, 2021, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis on a direct basis; restoration of a 100 percent rating for service-connected papillary thyroid cancer from June 1, 2017; and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected hemorrhoids to ensure that the claims file is updated with complete medical treatment records and to obtain new VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis as the evidence of record did not support a rating greater than noncompensable.

The Board denied a higher rating for chronic sinusitis but granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, based on the PACT Act.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and all issues were dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for frontal and ethmoid sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for mixed chronic rhinitis due to toxic exposure risk activity during the Veteran's service in Turkey, but denied service connection for a deviated septum.

The Board restored the 30 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, finding that the reduction was improper. The claim for a higher rating for right elbow epicondylitis with limited flexion was denied.

The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent evaluation for sinusitis, effective November 7, 2022, and remanded the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for a sinusitis condition and a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to October 17, 2014, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, left shoulder disability, maxillary sinusitis, left hip disability, and peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD), as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 2011 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for a VA sinus examination to determine the relationship between any identified recurrent sinus disability and active service.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, effective August 10, 2022, under the PACT Act of 2022, due to presumed exposure to burn pits during active duty in Southwest Asia. The claim for direct service connection prior to this date was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis and right ankle condition due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis, both considered chronic diseases due to particulate matter exposure from the Veteran's service in Southwest Asia. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded for further development.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis based on the Veteran experiencing more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for sinusitis as there were no findings of one or more incapacitating episodes per year requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment, or three to six non-incapacitating episodes per year.