Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right hip tensor fascia lata syndrome, left knee suprapatellar tendinitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, secondary to service-connected disabilities, effective from September 17, 2018. The Veteran was also granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches from September 17, 2018 to January 10, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for urticaria.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis based on the Veteran's exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in Southwest Asia.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and remanded the claims for a right knee disorder and irritable bowel syndrome for additional development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, sinusitis, and colitis/proctitis due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis pursuant to the PACT Act and denied service connection for tachycardia, while remanding issues related to hypertension, syncope, and allergic rhinitis.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine condition, allergic rhinitis, and a mental health condition with anxiety and insomnia due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to February 13, 2024, and a compensable rating thereafter for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied increased ratings for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing disability, CFS, OSA, headache disability (claimed as cephalgia), and cardiac arrhythmia.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for rhinitis based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter due to the Veteran's service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board denied a disability rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for rhinitis with nasal septal deformity.

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The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis from January 18, 2022, but denied earlier effective dates and initial compensable ratings.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a low back disability due to the Veteran not appealing the March 2014 rating decision within one year, and failing to respond to the Board's letter granting a 60-day period to present arguments or evidence.

The appeal for service connection for a right eye disability and sleep disturbance disability was dismissed, while the appeal for a left wrist strain was denied. The 20 percent rating for a left knee disability was restored, but an increased rating was denied. No compensable ratings were granted for allergic rhinitis or prurigo nodularis.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and a 10 percent rating for deviated septum prior to September 12, 2023, but denied a higher rating from that date.

The Board remands the matter for a new medical opinion to address inconsistencies in the Veteran's reported symptoms and service records, as well as to provide thorough medically supported rationales.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and sinusitis, effective August 10, 2022, under the provisions of the PACT Act.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not support a higher rating.