Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, panic disorder, and excoriation disorder with alcohol use disorder but denied other claims including erectile dysfunction, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, dermatitis, GERD, OSA, CFS, and IBS.

The Board granted service connection for dyspnea as a sign or symptom of an undiagnosed illness involving the respiratory system and denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis. Several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Veteran was granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and headaches, effective April 5, 2021, but denied earlier effective dates for his right hip disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, chronic sinusitis, recurrent bronchitis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, myocardial infarction, sleep apnea, stroke, right ear hearing loss, and hemorrhoids. The Veteran was also denied a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of chronic sinusitis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding service personnel records and verifying the appellant's service.

The Board granted increased ratings for sinusitis, left knee condition, right knee condition, back condition, and right hip condition, effective from August 15, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the condition had onset in service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent election of review options, which is not allowed.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches and a 30 percent evaluation for chronic sinusitis, while remanding the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and earlier effective dates, as well as his TDIU claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, except for a 30 percent rating for GERD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and chronic bronchitis, as well as a 10 percent rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and allergic rhinitis, both related to in-service environmental exposures. The claims for sleep apnea, cervical spine strain, left knee sprain, and right knee sprain were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis as there was no current disability of sinusitis during the pendency of the claim and no recent diagnosis prior to filing.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability and reopened claims for a chronic upper respiratory infection, but denied other claims including service connection for pain of the thoracic spine, bilateral restless leg syndrome (RLS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), psychiatric disability, back disability, lower extremity radiculopathy, right ankle disability, rhinitis, sinus arrhythmia, and various other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and an initial 70 percent rating, but not higher, for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches and denied a higher rating for allergic rhinitis, while remanding the remaining claims.

The Board denied service connection for digestive condition and sinusitis, but granted service connection for vitiligo of the penis and lipomas. The initial ratings for various disabilities were also denied.