Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial rating of the veteran's left foot disability, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for increased disability evaluations for lumbosacral strain, sinusitis, and right lower extremity scars to ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability evaluation for sinusitis but denied compensable evaluations for allergic rhinitis and coronary artery disease, and remanded the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis, effective February 27, 2024.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for chronic sinusitis, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sinusitis to ensure proper TERA development under the PACT Act.

The Board denied an increased rating for migraine headaches and granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, while dismissing SMC based on housebound status. The claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and assigned a 10 percent rating for dry eye syndrome, while denying service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, COPD, sinusitis, right hip limited flexion, and right hip condition status post hip replacement.

The Board has denied service connection for several conditions, including ADHD, right ear hearing loss, G6PD deficiency, intestinal disability, eye disability, and others. However, the Board has granted service connection for cervical spine arthritis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected allergic rhinitis and remanded claims for service connection for dysmenorrhea, constipation, and a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis, left-wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, and sinusitis as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis and service connection for a deviated nasal septum.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded claims related to earlier effective dates, peripheral neuropathy, and ED.

The Board dismissed all service connection claims and the appeal for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis due to the Veteran's failure to timely submit a new Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of a 10 percent rating for sinusitis but denied an earlier effective date for service connection.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, granted TDIU from January 8, 2020 to June 19, 2022, and granted DEA benefits effective the same date.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, which is presumed to be related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to particulate matter.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for rhinitis as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 6522.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for allergic rhinitis and a higher rating for the condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings for maxillary sinusitis and nasal septal deviation with complete nasal obstruction and allergic rhinitis.