Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a respiratory disability, to include sinusitis, due to an alleged duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for a deviated septum and for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis. The decision was based on the need to obtain outstanding private treatment records and conduct a new VA examination.

The Veteran's right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with osteoarthritis and chronic sinusitis have been granted increased ratings, but the Veteran does not meet criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes. The Veteran is currently rated at 20% for his right ankle condition.

The veteran's 60 percent rating for low back disability was restored, but higher ratings and other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensable disability evaluations for sinusitis and rhinitis.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for IBS and higher ratings for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and IBS were denied. Service connection for GERD was granted.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for sinusitis was denied, but the claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for fatty liver, left shin pain, ulcers in the back of throat, and chronic body aches and pain were denied. However, service connection for sinusitis was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for maxillary sinusitis because the evidence did not show incapacitating episodes requiring prolonged treatment or non-incapacitating episodes characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a separate rating for obstructive sleep apnea, stating that separate ratings for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, and bronchial asthma are not permitted.

Service connection for sinusitis, cervical spine arthritis, and upper extremity radiculopathy was denied. Service connection for OSA, headaches, vertigo, and lumbar spine arthritis was remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for specially adapted housing (SAH) and special home adaptation grant (SHA) was denied because his service-connected conditions do not meet the required criteria.

The veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was granted because it is secondary to his service-connected sinusitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations and earlier effective dates for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for allergic rhinitis, finding no evidence of nasal polyps or significant obstruction.

The veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for GERD were denied. The claims for service connection for chronic bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, basal cell carcinoma, and TDIU were remanded.

Service connection for rhinitis and GERD was granted, but denied for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot condition, but remanded the claims for migraines and sinusitis due to inadequate medical nexus opinions.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic pansinusitis, as the ratings assigned constitute the evaluation of the same sinus disability under various diagnoses.