Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of March 22, 2016, for service connection for rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and sinusitis, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on exposure to toxic substances during his service.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis, effective March 5, 2009, based on the Veteran's exposure to environmental hazards during active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, tinea manus, headaches, vertigo, and conjunctival pigment bilateral associated with TERA participation prior to July 10, 2025, as additional development is required.

The Board granted service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and prostatitis, bilateral blepharitis, asthma, posttraumatic stress disorder with mild, recurrent major depressive disorder, and chronic sinusitis. The claim for alcohol use disorder was denied.

The Board remands the claim for a sinus disorder, to include sinusitis, for additional development including a VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis based on presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder and PTSD, chronic sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and tinnitus. The claims for increased ratings for chronic headaches and a right fifth finger disability were denied.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted a 30 percent disability rating, but no higher. The claims for increased ratings and service connection for other conditions are denied.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and chronic sinusitis. However, it granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent for left upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbosacral musculoligamentous strain, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, right ankle sprain, and allergic rhinitis. Service connection was granted for eczema (claimed as dermatitis) but denied for sinusitis, cirrhosis of the liver, cervical strain, left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, and left ankle strain.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, finding that it is caused by the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, chronic sinusitis, chronic headaches (secondary to chronic sinusitis), and an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and insomnia disorder). The claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for rhinitis prior to April 19, 2024, and denied a higher rating from that date.

The appeal for service connection for sinusitis has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for chronic sinusitis due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for right foot strain and denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, while remanding the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis as there was no evidence of greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passages on both sides or complete obstruction on one side, and no polyps.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and a compensable rating for a surgical scar to the right arm, and dismissed the appeal for entitlement to service connection for alcohol use disorder due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for her service-connected allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not support a 10% or higher rating.