Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, folliculitis, memory loss, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The claims for higher ratings for chronic bronchitis, lumbosacral strain, and headaches were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for scars of the bilateral hands and arms, denied higher ratings for knee strain, dyspnea, erectile dysfunction, and tinnitus, and remanded several other issues including service connection for headaches disability.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and denied increased ratings for chronic sinusitis, bilateral plantar fasciitis with heel bone spurs, lumbar strain with IVDS, left knee limitation of flexion, and remanded claims for vertigo.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for COPD, lung cancer, and sinusitis to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims and higher initial rating claim, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board granted service connection for chronic rhinosinusitis, finding that the condition was caused by exposure to toxins during service.

The Board denied service connection for various claimed conditions, including abnormal weight loss, a bowel condition, psychiatric disorders, foot pain, hemorrhoids, sinusitis, syphilis, and tinnitus due to the lack of evidence showing current disabilities or functional impairment.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding that the Veteran's condition was related to his active service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic sinusitis due to multiple pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial rating of allergic rhinitis to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied higher ratings for migraines, lumbosacral strain, and left knee strain with tendonitis, but granted a 10 percent rating for atopic dermatitis of the left lower chest. The claim for service connection for sinusitis was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for an upper respiratory disability to obtain a new VA examination and medical opinion, as well as an Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER), due to incomplete evidence regarding in-service exposure and trauma.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis due to the lack of a current disability, while remanding claims for obstructive sleep apnea and neck pain for further development.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for chronic fatigue syndrome and denied higher ratings for sinusitis, a compensable rating for rhinitis, and a 10 percent rating for tremors.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied initial ratings for several disabilities, while granting a 30% rating for the left foot disability and a 40% rating for the back disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, allergic rhinitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraine headaches, and sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for tinnitus, and service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, ulcer condition, allergic rhinitis, and hemorrhoids.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not show symptoms of at least 50 percent obstruction in both nasal passages or complete blockage in at least one nasal passage.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for right iliac crest syndrome and service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, while denying increased ratings for dermatographism (urticaria), allergic rhinitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease, and denying service connection for respiratory disability, right hand tremors, and left hand tremors.

The Board denied service connection for rhinitis and a neck disability, but remanded claims for sleep apnea and sciatica due to insufficient evidence.