Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions and denied reopening of his claims. However, it granted reopening of a claim for prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure and assigned an effective date of March 10, 2003.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of 10 percent for ear damage, sinusitis, and pseudofolliculitis barbae have been dismissed due to the Veteran's attorney withdrawing all appeals prior to the Board's decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis and sinusitis, as well as his request for an effective date of November 24, 2015, for the grant of service connection for a lumbosacral strain. The decision also denied his claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for a lumbosacral strain.

The Board has determined that the July 2017 VA examination is inadequate and requires a new examination to determine the current nature and etiology of the Veteran's rhinitis, sinusitis, back, shoulder, knee, bilateral shin splits, and bilateral ankle disorders.

The Veteran's cause of death is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his service-connected conditions and his death.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, deviated septum, tinnitus, glaucoma, and sinusitis have all been denied.,An initial schedular rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus has also been denied.

The Board denied service connection for dizziness, fatigue, and sinusitis as the evidence did not support a current disability or a link to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now pending. The issues of service connection for sinusitis, rhinitis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder remain remanded due to the need for new medical opinions considering recent evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected deviated septum status post septoplasty and chronic allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is granted as service-connected, while his diverticulitis is denied. The Board also remanded issues related to the low back disability and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a lumbar spine disability, allergic rhinitis, asthma, COPD, and anemia due to new evidence received since the final September 2010 rating decision. The issues have not been resolved yet.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and examination to address his claims for allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric condition, and a lung condition. The Veteran also has pending issues regarding the rating of his left breast scar and entitlement to SMC on account of anatomical loss of one breast.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, specifically non-allergic vasomotor rhinitis and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for fibromyalgia, glaucoma, PTSD, migraine headaches secondary to sleep apnea syndrome, left ankle disorder, left foot disorder, right foot disorder, right elbow disorder, chronic sinusitis, chronic bronchitis, undiagnosed illness, medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, and right ear hearing loss have been dismissed. The Veteran's claim for glaucoma has been reopened but not granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, or hiatal hernia and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination during a period of flare up.

The Veteran's right upper extremity/shoulder disability and an upper respiratory disorder (allergic rhinitis) have been granted service connection. The rating for the left humerus painful motion has been increased to 10 percent, while a higher rating is denied from August 2, 2012. A separate 20 percent rating for left humerus limitation of flexion is granted starting July 26, 2018. The Veteran's right wrist disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of sinusitis has been granted. However, the issue of a rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis is remanded due to lack of available SSD records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's migraines are caused by his service-connected sinusitis.

The Veteran's sinusitis and allergic rhinitis were granted service connection as they are related to her active duty service.,Service connection for bilateral lower extremity sciatica was granted as it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.