Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the right tonsil, palate, and lymph nodes under the PACT Act and hypothyroidism as secondary to that condition. Sinusitis was denied.

The Board denied service connection for tonsilloliths, sinusitis, a bilateral foot disability, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's migraines and TBI were also denied, as was an earlier effective date for the TBI.

The Board granted service connection for skin cancer, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis based on presumptive exposure to herbicides. Peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities was also granted due to their relationship with the Veteran's service-connected diabetes.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues, including initial and increased ratings for various conditions and service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including dental trauma, chronic respiratory failure, headaches, allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, low back disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, hemorrhoids, epigastric pain, thyroid disability, monoclonal paraproteinemia, and hip disabilities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and sleep apnea, to include as secondary to sinusitis, due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board granted service connection for a sinus disability, to include rhinitis and sinusitis, based on the Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset of symptoms in service and their continuity since then.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of both upper and lower extremities, bilateral foot hammer toe, migraine headaches, sinusitis, left shoulder bursitis, and PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle condition, left ankle condition, bilateral foot condition, and allergic rhinitis. The claim for migraines was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and prostate cancer under the PACT Act, but remanded claims for a right wrist disability and left achilles disability for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty-to-assist errors and obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis and remanded the claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, and degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis on a presumptive basis due to presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for sinusitis, migraine headaches, and depression with anxiety disorder as they were withdrawn by the Veteran or already addressed in a previous decision.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, chronic sinusitis, dermatitis, cephalgia, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea with exercise induced asthma, sinusitis, and rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and a TBI. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, right ankle scar associated with ganglion cyst in the soft tissue of the ankle with tenosynovitis, left upper extremity scars associated with post traumatic changes of the left thumb, and post traumatic changes of the left thumb were also denied. Some issues related to service connection have been remanded for further consideration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, a back disability claimed as low back pain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a low back condition and unspecified bladder, ear, leg, and sleep disturbance conditions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, chronic sinusitis with headaches, and asthma as secondary to the now service-connected chronic sinusitis.