Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for an inner ear / sinus condition but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for chronic rhinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring rescheduling of a VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for migraines and service connection for sleep apnea, sinusitis, and rhinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for service-connected allergic rhinitis and hemorrhoids with rectal bleeding, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for chronic sinusitis, as there was no evidence of three or more incapacitating episodes per year requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment, or six non-incapacitating episodes per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, left knee disability, and sinusitis due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis due to the lack of a current diagnosis, while remanding the claim for sleep apnea for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and service connection for metatarsalgia (foot pain) (Morton's disease) (plantar fasciitis (also claimed as foot problems) was dismissed. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The appeals for service connection of various conditions, including anemia and multiple musculoskeletal and neurological issues, were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot poor circulation and sinusitis as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for chronic rhinitis and restrictive lung disease, but dismissed the claim for bilateral hearing loss and denied constrictive bronchitis.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sinus disability to include sinusitis and remanded several other claims related to respiratory, prostate, sleep, colon, esophageal, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, shoulder, foot, and plantar fasciitis disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for depression, an earlier effective date for PTSD, and an earlier effective date for sinusitis.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for GERD but remanded the claim for service connection for sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), while denying service connection for gastroenteritis. The rating assigned was 10 percent for left ankle scars and 20 percent for bilateral dry eye syndrome with pinguecula.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding that the Veteran's condition had its initial onset during her Persian Gulf service and is presumptively service-connected.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and denied the claims for service connection for sinusitis, an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for urinary frequency, and evaluations in excess of 10 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The issues related to non-allergic rhinitis, PTSD, fatigue, erectile dysfunction, bilateral pes planus, and fibromyalgia were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis under the PACT Act, while remanding the claim for chronic fatigue syndrome due to insufficient evidence.