Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and sinusitis due to deficiencies in the evidence of record.

The Board denied a disability rating higher than 10 percent from February 7, 2024, and higher than 0 percent from April 24, 2024, for allergic/non allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for Alzheimer's disease and an initial compensable evaluation for chronic sinusitis, prior to February 1, 2022.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for service connection for rhinitis and a rating for overactive bladder, but denied earlier effective dates for tinea unguium, left foot plantar fasciitis, female sexual arousal disorder, and dysmenorrhea.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance but denied for housebound status.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis on a presumptive basis and denied service connection for sinusitis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for mechanical back pain syndrome.

The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, right ankle tendonitis, scoliosis of the lumbar spine, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD and a 30 percent evaluation for headaches, but remanded the claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis and cerebellum infarction as further development is needed to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's service-connection claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for gastrointestinal, chronic sinusitis, respiratory, and migraine headache disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, GERD, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis as there is no current disability related to these conditions. The claims for a back disorder and bilateral foot disorder were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for chronic fatigue syndrome and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, but denied higher ratings for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, CFS, dermatosis of the stomach, headaches, left arm dermatosis, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, left hand post-traumatic residual pain, and tinnitus. The claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and alcohol use disorder were denied.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraines and service connection for tinnitus, while denying increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, chronic rhinitis, pyelonephritis with UTI, and all other conditions on appeal.

The Board denied an effective date prior to May 16, 2023, for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded claims for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and service connection for a nasal disability as secondary to GERD.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, right knee disability, and thoracic spine strain, and assigned initial ratings of 40%, 30%, and 30% respectively. The claims for increased rating for left shoulder disability (osteoarthritic changes) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were also granted with the same respective ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person to afford the Veteran a VA examination.