Sinusitis Board decisions

The Veteran's request for an effective date prior to August 24, 2011 for service connection of left knee patellofemoral syndrome was denied.,The Veteran's requests for an effective date prior to August 24, 2011 for service connection of sinusitis and rhinitis were denied.,The Veteran's request for an effective date prior to August 24, 2011 for service connection of right knee patellofemoral syndrome was denied.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus was remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents, including coronary artery disease/congestive heart failure, nasopharyngeal cancer, obstructive sleep apnea, eye disability, balance/vestibular disorder, sinusitis, and depressive disorder. The case will be returned after further development.

The Veteran's rhinitis and sinusitis have been evaluated as 10% and 30% disabling, respectively. The Board denied higher initial evaluations for both conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including scheduling a VA examination for sinusitis and issuing a Statement of the Case for issues related to higher initial disability ratings and an earlier effective date for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other disabilities, renders him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the upper respiratory disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension. The Veteran's assertions need to be evaluated in conjunction with the medical records provided.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for sinusitis, GERD, and a higher rating than 30 percent for sarcoidosis with pulmonary/sinonasal involvement are being remanded due to the need for additional evaluations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for neck disorder and sinusitis, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disabilities, prostate disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, heart condition, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, osteopenia, cervical spine disability, neurological impairment of the upper extremities, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, and foot disabilities are being remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer is being remanded as his prostatitis may be related to his current prostate disability. Additional development is needed regarding whether he has any residual disability from the prostatitis shown in service.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, chronic gastritis with GERD, and hemorrhoids are being remanded as his most recent examinations in August 2017 were inadequate. Additional development is needed to determine the current functional impairment resulting from these disabilities.,

The Veteran's varicose veins, arthritis of the right knee, and septoplasty residuals with rhinitis are granted service connection. The Veteran is also awarded a 10 percent rating for his septoplasty residuals with rhinitis from December 1, 1974 to June 5, 2002.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and failure to address relevant evidence of record. The Veteran's sinus condition is related to active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and gastrointestinal problems as there was no evidence linking the current conditions to service, with the exception of a July 2014 VA examination which found no link between in-service complaints and current symptoms.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar degenerative disk disease, vascular headaches and sinusitis, and TDIU due to inadequate examinations in previous rating decisions.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and headaches are not service-connected.,Right knee osteoarthritis is rated at 10 percent, but the claim for a higher rating is remanded. Maxillary sinusitis with allergic rhinitis has been granted an initial compensable rating.

The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis and asthma, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise on whether these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the evaluation of service connection for sleep apnea. The Veteran's claim is remanded for a VA examination to determine the current symptoms, level of severity, and functional impairment associated with his right foot disability, as well as an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that his sleep apnea is related to his time in service or caused by his sinusitis.

The Veteran's left knee and right knee disorders are granted service connection, while her sinusitis with headaches is denied.,Service connection for a hip disorder, peripheral vestibular condition, and GERD with dysphagia is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis and reopened the claim for sleep apnea, finding that both conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues include headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), left lower leg disability, gastrointestinal disability, anemia, sinusitis, cervical strain, OSA, left shoulder strain, cervical dysplasia, cellulitis, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for left arm radiculopathy.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.