Sinusitis Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral knee disability, hypertension, and sinusitis are being remanded for additional examinations to assess their current severity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period from October 1, 2014 to August 14, 2017 due to insufficient evidence showing he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism, obstructive sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis (claimed as sinus condition and breathing condition), chronic sinusitis (claimed as sinus condition and breathing condition), and depressive disorder with depressive features are all granted service connection due to exposure to fine particulate matter during deployment in Southwest Asia.,The Veteran's PTSD claim was denied finality, and new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's chronic nasal sinusitis warrants a 30 percent rating for the time period on appeal. However, due to new evidence of worsening symptoms and pending VA treatment records, the case is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's chronic sinusitis, including its relationship to service exposure to burn pits in Haiti.

The Veteran's service-connected tension/migraine headaches and sinusitis do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sinusitis. The claim will be reviewed under a direct theory and possibly under new regulations for toxic exposure.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of chronic sinusitis was dismissed. The Veteran's initial rating for eczema with hand warts and psoriasis was granted at a 60 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis is granted. The claims for service connection for sinusitis, dental trauma with well restored porcelain fused to metal restorations on endodontically treated maxillary central incisors, and a neck condition are remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea, chronic frontal sinusitis, and migraine headaches, have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment since April 24, 2014. The Board found that the combination of these conditions has prevented the Veteran from maintaining such employment.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected sinusitis and allergic rhinitis.

The Board has remanded the claims for traumatic brain injury, right shoulder disability, back disability, and sinusitis due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran is granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for service-connected recurrent maxillary sinusitis with headaches, effective prior to January 4, 2022. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made, so the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's effective date for basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits is denied as there was no permanent and total service-connected disability prior to March 1, 1990.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with the Florida Air National Guard. The issues of service connection for cervical spine disability, sinus disability (including sinusitis), left ankle disability, and fatigue (including chronic fatigue syndrome) are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, chronic bronchitis under the PACT Act of 2022, asthma, bilateral knee disabilities, and TMJ dysfunction are all granted. The Veteran served in Afghanistan from May to November 2011, qualifying him for presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter from burn pits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient consideration of certain evidence, including STRs and VA treatment records. The claims are now pending for further review.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis, finding that he does not have a current diagnosis of sinusitis and that his symptoms are related to his service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sarcoidosis, sinusitis, and GERD are being remanded due to the need for additional development.