Sinusitis Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for chronic sinusitis is denied as the evidence does not show one or two incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment, or three to six non-incapacitating episodes per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.

The Veteran's recurrent ankle, foot, and wrist disabilities are being remanded for further examination to determine their relationship to service. The respiratory and sinus disabilities are also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis are dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection in a prior decision. The claim for service connection for sinusitis is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of hypertension, left ankle strain, right ankle strain, cervical strain, rhinitis, sinusitis, and ear infection, otitis media as these conditions were not submitted within one year of his separation from service.

The Veteran's migraines associated with sinusitis have been rated at 50% since May 14, 2021, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that produce severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis was dismissed because the AOJ rating decision did not address his claim, and there is no valid Notice of Disagreement (NOD) filed.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for sinusitis are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for scoliosis is being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including a lack of VA examinations and incomplete records from the Wilmington VAMC and Long Beach VAMC.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo is being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including a lack of treatment records from the University Hospital in Birmingham and the Naval Exchange in Brooklyn. The issue is also intertwined with other issues that are currently under review.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a personality disorder and bipolar disorder are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including incomplete Social Security Administration records and lack of verification of reported in-service stressors.,,

The Board has denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the issue of service connection for bursitis, left hip due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's sinusitis was granted service connection with an effective date of October 30, 2017. An initial rating of 30 percent for sinusitis is also granted.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis are found to have begun during service, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's sinusitis is granted on a presumptive basis under the PACT Act, but service connection for direct exposure to burn pits and other toxins during his Gulf War service is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for allergic rhinitis, left leg scars, bilateral hearing loss, neurological disability of the left leg, and sinus disability have been denied. The Board is remanding the claims for erectile dysfunction, gastrointestinal disability, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to June 9, 2016 for the grant of service connection for vasomotor rhinitis and dermatitis and lipomas.,The Board also found that the Veteran did not have a claim for skin cancer included in his previously denied claim, which was filed in January 2003.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs further examination to determine if the Veteran's respiratory symptoms are separate from his service-connected conditions or if they are related to military service.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for right shoulder condition, skin blisters disability, headaches disability, sleep apnea disability, and sinusitis. The claims are being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis with epistaxis as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for shortness of breath was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election in the November 2022 VA Form 10182.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for compensable ratings or service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for sinusitis, to include consideration of the propriety of the reduction in the rating from 10 percent to noncompensable, effective October 1, 2021, is denied.,The Veteran's appeals for evaluations for left knee osteoarthritis (limitation of extension) and instability are remanded due to insufficient evidence at the time of the July 2021 rating decision.,The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent prior to September 2, 2020, and a compensable evaluation from September 2, 2020, for right knee osteoarthritis, s/p meniscectomy (instability) is remanded due to insufficient evidence at the time of the July 2021 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for non-allergic rhinitis and service connection for sinusitis were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or causal relationship to service.