Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis under the PACT Act and denied or remanded other claims.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, finding that the Veteran's exposure to particulate matter during his service in Southwest Asia was a cause of the condition.

The Board remands the claims for higher evaluations of service-connected allergic rhinitis and sinusitis due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted an increased disability evaluation of 70 percent for unspecified trauma disorder from April 1, 2023, to July 19, 2023, but denied a rating in excess of 70 percent from July 19, 2023. Service connection was denied for sinusitis and loss of sense of smell.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder and unspecified depressive disorder effective March 3, 2021, and a 30 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease from January 26, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis.

The veteran withdrew all pending appeals before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, interstitial lung disease, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis. The claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, as there was no evidence of polyps and the criteria for a higher rating were not met.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and rhinitis, both presumptively linked to exposure to fine particulate matter during the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theatre of operations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a total disability based on individual unemployability, special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, SMC based on housebound status, and service connection for vertigo.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral shin splints but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic sinusitis, coronary heart disease, tremors of the hands, restless legs syndrome, obesity-hypoventilation syndrome, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hyperlipidemia, an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for eczema, and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for COPD.

The Board granted service connection for a scar of the right foot and an evaluation of 10 percent, and no greater, effective September 14, 2022, for left knee instability. Other claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, and a respiratory disability to obtain additional medical evidence.

The appeals for service connection and rating of various conditions were dismissed due to untimely filing of the VA Form 10182 within one year of the respective rating decisions, with no good cause shown.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability but denied service connection for shin splints, sinusitis, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service connection for rhinosinusitis was granted based on a presumption of exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in Kuwait. The appeal regarding the back disability is remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for gallstones, left eye disability, right eye disability, sinusitis, asbestos exposure, GERD, back disability, neck disability, and right ear hearing loss. The claims for left ear hearing loss, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.