Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for left lateral epicondylitis, left wrist tendinitis, right knee strain, acquired psychiatric disability to include posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and insomnia, and sinusitis.

The appeal was dismissed for PTSD, and the claims for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, depression, joint pains, chronic sinusitis, a higher rating for allergic rhinitis, and a 10 percent rating based on multiple non-compensable disabilities were denied. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for sinusitis, which is presumed to be related to the Veteran's exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in Southwest Asia.

The Board denied the claims for service connection and initial ratings, as well as remanded several other issues for further development.

The Board granted service connection for low back condition and left lumbar radicular pain, but dismissed claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, left knee joint pain, deviated septum, sinusitis, hearing loss, vertigo, and left foot condition. An initial 10 percent rating was granted for irritable colon syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for sinusitis was granted, with an effective date of November 23, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hypertension, right ankle sprain, conjunctival inclusion cyst, and others, as there was no evidence of current disability during or near the period on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, sinusitis, and rhinitis.

The appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various service-connected conditions, including allergic rhinitis, hallux valgus of the left foot, right foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis, PTSD, and TDIU, are dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral foot fungus, and neck disability. It granted service connection for hiatal hernia as secondary to GERD and denied a higher rating for GERD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as an earlier effective date for a grant of a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal, and the Board lacks jurisdiction to review it.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and left lower extremity radiculopathy, denied a compensable rating for rhinitis and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and dismissed the appeal for a compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's radiculopathy of both legs and tremors, but remanded service connection for chronic sinusitis.

The Board denied a compensable rating for corneal scarring, left eye and allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board has remanded the claims for higher disability ratings for hypertension, GERD, allergic rhinitis, and right knee to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and service connection for left knee strain as secondary to the Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, but remanded the claim for sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for left and right hip conditions, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disabilities and in-service incidents. The claim for sinusitis was remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion.

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 granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, but denied service connection for a vallecular cyst disability. The Board also granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis.