Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD and a 40 percent rating for lumbar strain, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted an effective date of July 29, 2022, and no earlier for the grant of a 20 percent disability rating for degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine and intervertebral disc syndrome, as well as service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, insomnia, sinusitis, and GERD due to a need for additional evidence regarding toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) during active duty.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and initial rating due to untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for scars of the BUE, BLE, face, head, and back, and denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for acne, rhinitis, and sinusitis. The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for service-connected sinusitis but denied compensable ratings for service-connected acne and rhinitis.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis but denied an increased rating for sinusitis.

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

The Board granted ratings of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, 30 percent for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) right upper extremity, and 30 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), while denying a rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder. The IVDS lumbar spine was granted a 40 percent rating, with separate ratings of 20 percent each for the left and right lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for chronic diarrhea and headaches, but denied service connection for anxiety, depressive condition, GERD, rhinitis, and sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including stomach disability, fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, left shoulder disability, residuals of fractured right middle finger, and right hip disability. The Board also denied increased ratings for shin splints, allergic rhinitis with history of sinusitis, post operative turbinate reduction, and residual scar of ganglion cyst removal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine condition, chronic headaches, chronic sinusitis, major depressive disorder (MDD), and a skin condition to fulfill statutory duties related to toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and an increased rating for frontal chronic sinusitis, while remanding claims for an increased initial rating evaluation for migraines and entitlement to service connection for hypertension.

The Board granted initial disability ratings of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis, 50 percent for migraine headaches, 40 percent for a lumbosacral strain, 20 percent for a cervical strain, and 10 percent for granuloma annulare from May 1, 2023 to January 23, 2024.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 19, 2017, for the award of service connection for sinusitis.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and denied service connection for several other conditions, including allergic rhinitis, ingrown toenail on the right big toe, pulmonary hyperinflation, right leg shin splints, and left leg shin splints.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 27, 2020, for the award of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and small fiber neuropathy, secondary to diabetes mellitus. The claim for sinusitis was denied.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and initial rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of all matters on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, respiratory disorder with dyspnea, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), abdominal pain syndrome (APS), restless leg syndrome (RLS), chronic headaches, left knee strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain, and disability manifested by right shoulder pain. The Board also granted increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities to 40 percent.

The appeal of the proposed decreased rating for service-connected migraines was withdrawn and dismissed, while a higher (compensable) initial rating for the service-connected allergic rhinitis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory condition (diagnosed as allergic rhinitis) based on the Veteran's in-service complaints and current diagnosis, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.