Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board is remanding the claim for an examination that addresses all relevant evidence of record.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's service-connected sinusitis and rhinitis, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the criteria provided.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and chronic sinusitis, but denied a bilateral hearing loss disability. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability evaluation greater than 30 percent for service-connected sinusitis.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for chronic sinusitis prior to October 27, 2024.

The Veteran is granted an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment due to the permanent loss of use of his feet and functional equivalent of right hip ankylosis resulting from his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in the portion of a November 2023 rating decision granting higher ratings for Hepatitis B residuals as well as gout symptomatology of the left and right great toes, but denied such eligibility for service connection of allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis under the PACT Act, presumptively linking it to the Veteran's active service in Southwest Asia.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected allergic rhinitis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for sinusitis, but remanded the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 19, 2015, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis based on a prior and pending unadjudicated claim.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches and denied increased ratings for allergic rhinitis and pseudofolliculitis barbae, while remanding claims for service connection for a right ankle disability and bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic bronchitis, as there was no evidence of a diagnosis prior to the VA examinations in January 2024 and February 2024.

The appeals for increased ratings of the Veteran's conditions were dismissed from the modernized review system due to a procedural defect.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for sinusitis due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral ankle disorder, a bilateral knee disorder, sinusitis, and a liver disorder as there was no current diagnosis. The claims were also denied for the lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis due to a lack of evidence showing he has a current diagnosis of sinusitis.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for non-allergic rhinitis and service connection for sinusitis due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, chronic sinusitis/allergic rhinitis, and fibromyalgia with symptoms of unexplained back and leg pain due to inadequate VA examinations and a need for additional evidence regarding in-service environmental exposures.