Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 5, 2022, for the grant of a 10 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and insomnia disorder, but remanded the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, cervical spine disability, and left great toe disability.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for chronic sinusitis for the entire initial rating period on appeal, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, bilateral foot disability, lumbar spine disability, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea. The effective date of March 2, 2022, was granted for the award of service connection for rhinitis, and a 70 percent rating was assigned for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, finding that the Veteran's preexisting condition was aggravated by her military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of chronic kidney disease or right knee joint osteoarthritis related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for higher initial ratings and an earlier effective date, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier start date for his service-connected conditions.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected scar, status-post appendectomy, but denied all other claims for increased ratings and service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating due to recurring auditory and visual hallucinations, persistent risk of self-harm, and repeated cycles of manic and depressive episodes.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the claims for COPD, pulmonary emphysema, GERD, hypertension, and hypertensive CKD due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches and a gastrointestinal disability, to include GERD, IBS, constipation, and gastritis.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not show symptoms meeting the criteria required by law.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for further development regarding salivary gland cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, GERD, and IBS were granted with effective dates based on the PACT Act of 2022.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, left and right sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia, allergic rhinitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbar strain but denied higher ratings and service connection for other conditions.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right foot pes planus, status-post navicular spur and a separate 20 percent rating for right foot plantar fasciitis. The claim for a higher rating for sinusitis with headaches was denied.