Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for chronic sinusitis, as there was no evidence of three or more incapacitating episodes per year requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment, or six non-incapacitating episodes per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, left knee disability, and sinusitis due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis due to the lack of a current diagnosis, while remanding the claim for sleep apnea for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and service connection for metatarsalgia (foot pain) (Morton's disease) (plantar fasciitis (also claimed as foot problems) was dismissed. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The appeals for service connection of various conditions, including anemia and multiple musculoskeletal and neurological issues, were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot poor circulation and sinusitis as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for chronic rhinitis and restrictive lung disease, but dismissed the claim for bilateral hearing loss and denied constrictive bronchitis.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sinus disability to include sinusitis and remanded several other claims related to respiratory, prostate, sleep, colon, esophageal, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, shoulder, foot, and plantar fasciitis disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for depression, an earlier effective date for PTSD, and an earlier effective date for sinusitis.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for GERD but remanded the claim for service connection for sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), while denying service connection for gastroenteritis. The rating assigned was 10 percent for left ankle scars and 20 percent for bilateral dry eye syndrome with pinguecula.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding that the Veteran's condition had its initial onset during her Persian Gulf service and is presumptively service-connected.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and denied the claims for service connection for sinusitis, an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for urinary frequency, and evaluations in excess of 10 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The issues related to non-allergic rhinitis, PTSD, fatigue, erectile dysfunction, bilateral pes planus, and fibromyalgia were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis under the PACT Act, while remanding the claim for chronic fatigue syndrome due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, finding it related to the Veteran's active service in Afghanistan.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act, as the Veteran has a qualifying chronic disability that manifested since his Persian Gulf War service.

The Board granted an effective date of May 16, 2022, for the award of service connection for allergic rhinitis based on the Veteran meeting eligibility criteria under a liberalizing law.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, tinnitus, and a gastrointestinal condition (GERD), while denying service connection for hypertension. The claims for headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome were remanded.