Sinusitis Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to September 17, 2023, for the grant of service connection for asthma was denied. The appeal for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis also failed.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's kidney stones with hypertension and/or heart disease. The Veteran is required to be provided with a VA examination for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for chronic sinusitis, elective bariatric surgery, and breathing problems due to errors in duty-to-assist. The appeal is being returned to obtain private treatment records and new examinations or medical opinions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis, finding that it is related to his military service. The decision does not specify an effective date as no earlier than August 10, 2022, was established.

The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for the service-connected allergic rhinitis, effective from February 9, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergies and chronic sinusitis.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected allergic rhinitis, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination for chronic sinusitis, which is a condition that may be associated with service. The Veteran's history of toxic exposure in service and surgery in 2000 will be considered.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that her service-connected conditions did not prevent her from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the knees, sinusitis, arthritis of the feet, a right elbow disability, and a low back disability due to lack of evidence showing an in-service event or injury related to these conditions.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the claims of right shin splint, left shin splint, mood disorder, sciatic radiculopathy (right lower extremity), lumbosacral strain, irritable bowel syndrome with gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophagitis, allergic rhinitis, sciatic radiculopathy (left lower extremity), and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, whole body muscle aches, sinusitis, and an upper respiratory infection as there is no current evidence of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's claims of service connection for sinusitis, a psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are being reviewed.

The Board has denied a compensable rating for rhinitis and has remanded the issue of recoupment of special separation pay.

The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis on a presumptive basis due to exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, specifically in Qatar. However, it denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied entitlement to a compensable rating for a right little finger condition.,The Veteran's appeal was remanded for further action regarding his claims for back, neck, left shoulder, right shoulder, hemorrhoids, and stomach conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis, finding that there is no current diagnosis of sinusitis and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for rhinitis and right hip condition as there is no current disability found by the evidence, either by diagnosis or showing of impairment of earning capacity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis and rhinitis due to insufficient evidence in the July 2022 rating decision. The claims are being reviewed again as they are inextricably intertwined.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for collateral ligament sprain of the left ankle, chronic sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis were denied as the Veteran failed to attend scheduled VA examinations.