Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral ear disorder and remanded the remaining issues for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his service connection claims for sinusitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia before the Board, choosing to pursue them through Higher-Level Review with the AOJ.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and maxillary sinusitis based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for rhinitis and anxiety disorder due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for chronic bronchitis and chronic sinusitis, but remanded the claims for service connection for pleuritis and non-allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted an effective date of June 23, 2022, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for sinusitis and denied an earlier effective date for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis, finding that the Veteran has a current disability of rhinitis and that it is related to his service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot, left ankle, right foot, right knee, and neck disabilities, sinusitis, and type II diabetes mellitus as there was no medical evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected rhinitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a need for further development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis as the evidence does not establish a relationship between the Veteran's current condition and her active-duty service.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including the acquisition of additional medical records and a readjudication of the issues on appeal.

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for sinusitis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximate the criteria required for this rating.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election of appellate review lanes, while the appeal for a respiratory disability other than allergic rhinitis (claimed as sinusitis) is remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea due to a need for further development, including obtaining medical opinions under the PACT Act.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and higher ratings, except for right lower extremity radiculopathy which was granted an effective date of October 24, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act and remanded the case to consider other theories of entitlement.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic sinusitis to schedule a VA examination and obtain an opinion on its etiology.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and sinusitis, or other non-specific respiratory disability. It granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's status-post left ankle fracture with Achilles calcaneal enthesitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sinusitis, diverticulosis and benign neoplasm rectosigmoid junction, GERD and reflux esophagitis, right knee disability, and left knee disability to cure errors in fulfilling VA's duty to assist.