Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for a compensable initial rating for bacterial rhinitis and service connection for sinusitis due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis but dismissed the claim for tinnitus due to procedural defects.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and a compensable initial evaluation for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of sinusitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not support a finding of sufficient obstruction or polyps to warrant a 10 percent or higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, finding a link to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral arm disability, back disability, GERD, neck disability, bilateral leg disability, bilateral foot disability, sleep apnea, headache disability, sinusitis, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for sinusitis prior to June 29, 2023, due to the need for additional evidence and clarification regarding the severity of the Veteran's condition.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and a higher rating for allergic rhinitis, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of chronic sinusitis or greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, GERD, and sinusitis.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and denied a compensable initial rating for non-allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic sinusitis due to an inadequate medical opinion that failed to address the Veteran's lay statements and inaccurate factual premises.

The Board granted the readjudication of the previously denied claim for chronic sinusitis based on new and relevant evidence, but denied service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) and remanded several other claims including increased rating in excess of 30 percent for asthma, service connection for chronic sinusitis as secondary to service-connected asthma, sleep apnea, and pes planus.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not support greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage, complete obstruction on one side, or nasal polyps.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for sinusitis due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 5, 2021, for the grant of presumptive service connection for sinusitis.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's sinus disorder, as the previous medical opinion was found inadequate.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for chronic rhinitis is dismissed as it has been granted in a subsequent rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating of allergic rhinitis due to inadequate evidence in the VA examination report.