Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for sinusitis, service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to tinnitus, and service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to both tinnitus and sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and dismissed the appeal of sinusitis as moot. The other issues related to service connection were remanded for further development.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis, as well as initial 30 percent disability ratings for these conditions. The appeal was also remanded for further development on several other issues.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to include alcohol use disorder, anxiety and panic attacks. The Veteran's PTSD is related to his military service.

The Veteran is eligible for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits from a December 2023 rating decision that awarded an increased 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory condition, to include sinusitis and rhinitis, and a headache disability. The decision also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sinusitis.

The Board granted increased initial ratings of 50 percent for chronic sinusitis and 100 percent for asthma, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and depressive disorder, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, right leg shin splints, left leg shin splints, a higher rating for the right knee, and other conditions. The decision was based on the evidence of record.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for sinusitis and sleep apnea as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and sinusitis based on presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during the Veteran's service in Southwest Asia.

The Board denied entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for sinusitis prior to November 11, 2019, and in excess of 50 percent thereafter.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and an acquired psychiatric disability, but denied service connection for various other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for right breast cancer, kidney cancer, and sinusitis under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 due to presumptive service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of chronic sinusitis, service connection for sleep apnea and secondary to allergic rhinitis, and service connection for headaches.

The Board granted service connection for IBS, chronic sinusitis, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy (secondary to lumbar spine disability), increased ratings for the lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, and increased ratings for knee instability and upper extremity radiculopathy. Tension headaches were also granted an initial rating.

The Board granted initial ratings of 10 percent for residual left foot injury and 30 percent for migraine headaches, while denying initial compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, GERD, major depressive disorder with depressive features, insomnia disorder, and service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied increased ratings for GERD, hypertension, chronic sinusitis, non-allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, functional abdominal pain syndrome, gastric ulcers, chronic fatigue syndrome, dermatitis - hands, post-traumatic stress disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. Service connection was granted for a major depressive disorder (MDD), unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, unspecified eating disorder, and alcohol use disorder.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of October 17, 2020, for the grant of service connection for left and right hip disabilities (limitation of extension) but denied an earlier effective date for the increased 100 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The issues related to allergic rhinitis and other hip conditions were remanded.