Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied an earlier effective date for PTSD and major depressive disorder, denied service connection for colon polyps, type II diabetes, sinusitis, and chronic bronchitis, and granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction. Five neuropathy conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for sinusitis and nasal septal deviation and inferior turbinate hypertrophy due to insufficient evidence in the January 2024 VA examination report.

The Board denied service connection for squamous cell skin cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, tuberculosis, hematuria, hypercholesterolemia, and vitamin deficiency. However, the Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 10 percent for rhinitis as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disorder, lumbosacral strain, and chronic sinusitis but denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and increased ratings of 10 percent were granted for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and tinea versicolor, while denying a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and hemorrhoids.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment and other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorders. The initial evaluations for right shoulder labral tear, right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain, right hip strain with limitation of flexion, right hip strain with limitation of extension, right hip strain with impairment of thigh, and allergic rhinitis were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for sinusitis as there was no evidence of incapacitating or non-incapacitating episodes during a one-year period that were characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or by crusting.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for allergic rhinitis, as there was no evidence of polyps or greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides.

The Board granted service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability and an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, while denying service connection for hemorrhoids. The effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis was set to October 5, 2021.

The veteran withdrew all pending appeals.

The Board denied an increased rating for chronic sinusitis with sinus headaches, to include rhinitis, and denied service connection for a separate headache disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected sinusitis, finding that the evidence did not support a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in adjudicating the Veteran's claims without attempting to reschedule the VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for revision of a September 2005 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for denying service connection for right knee medial meniscus tear, sinusitis, and lumbar pain.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and chronic fatigue syndrome, but denied an increased rating for bronchitis and allergic rhinitis. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for the claimed conditions.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for chronic sinusitis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating at any point in time.

The Board granted service connection for left foot hallux valgus and left foot bunionectomy scar with an effective date of August 25, 2022. An initial rating of 10 percent was assigned for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis as there was no evidence of greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.