Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and headaches disability (sinus headaches) due to an in-service head injury.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but granted service connection for sinusitis on a presumptive basis due to exposure to fine particulate matter during service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic sinusitis due to the Veteran's inability to undergo a VA examination.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain and denied or remanded the other issues on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left foot crush injury, and sciatic radiculopathy of both lower extremities, also secondary to the newly service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis due to presumed exposure to fine particulate matter in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, but denied service connection for restless leg syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection and higher ratings, requesting to submit supplemental claims instead.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and a 10 percent rating for chronic sinusitis, while remanding the claim for a compensable rating for left knee status post ACL repair.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions due to untimely filing of the December 2024 VA Form 10182.

The Board dismissed the issue challenging a July 2025 higher-level review decision proposal to sever service connection for nasal septum deviation and found that new and relevant evidence has not been submitted to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The matter regarding an initial compensable rating for chronic sinusitis is remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased evaluations for GERD, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and TBI.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 12, 2022, for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea with reactive airway disease and allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including bilateral wrist, ankle, foot, shoulder, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, lumbosacral spine, and carpal tunnel syndrome, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral hand disability, left hip disability, left wrist disability, pseudo-folliculitis barbae with scarring, and sinusitis due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, except for a granted 30 percent rating for headache disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for erectile dysfunction and allergic rhinitis, resulting in the dismissal of both claims.

The Board granted an effective date of February 23, 2021, for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches and denied earlier effective dates for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis. The Board also granted a 30 percent disability rating for migraines.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied an increased initial rating for sinusitis and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis from April 6, 2024.