Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The veteran was granted service connection for sinusitis but denied for a left hand condition, left ear hearing loss, and right ring finger disability. The issues of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) were remanded.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw it.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the 10 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis was dismissed. The request for an effective date prior to August 8, 2022, for the increased disability rating of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis with retention cyst was denied.

The veteran's service connection for migraine was granted with an effective date of July 29, 2021. Service connection for chronic otitis media was denied. The claims for chronic sinusitis and chronic otitis externa were remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of facial injury, nasal trauma, and allergic rhinitis were granted due to new and relevant evidence. Additionally, the veteran was granted a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The veteran is granted a 10% disability rating for rhinitis but denied a compensable rating for bladder cancer.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, hemorrhoids, left foot condition, right foot condition, and sinusitis. The Veteran's claims were not supported by the evidence.

The veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD was granted. The evidence showed that the veteran's PTSD symptoms were severe enough to prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for several conditions were denied, but some issues related to service connection and ratings were remanded for further review.

The appeal for service connection of allergic rhinitis is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of multiple conditions was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's sleep apnea, considering it secondary to their service-connected rhinitis.

The veteran's sinusitis rating was restored to 10 percent, but a higher rating was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA evaluations and requests for a new examination to determine if any current allergy disability, including allergic rhinitis, had its onset during active service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The veteran's appeal for allergic rhinitis was granted, and service connection for asthma was granted under the PACT Act. The claim for asthma on a basis other than the PACT Act was remanded.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and rhinitis due to procedural errors.

Service connection for sinusitis was denied. The claims for GERD, allergic rhinitis, and bilateral pes planus were remanded for further consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for allergic rhinitis.

The appeal for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and asthma was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for left and right ankle pain, reduced the rating for bilateral hearing loss to zero percent, and denied compensable ratings for chronic sinusitis, bilateral tinea pedis, and hypertension. The claims for IBS, foot pain, hand pain, dry eyes, and increased ratings for knee arthritis were remanded.