Sinusitis Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain service treatment records and medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his migraine headaches.

The Veteran is granted a noncompensable disability rating for sinusitis from September 1, 2007. The criteria for an initial disability rating of 10 percent have been met due to one or two incapacitating episodes per year requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA examination and opinion regarding service connection for various respiratory conditions. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability secondary to his respiratory problems is also contingent on the outcome of this development.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current disability of sinusitis related to her service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, chronic sinusitis, and eye disability (including glaucoma) have been denied as there is no evidence of their onset or etiology in service. The Board finds that the lack of post-service evidence showing symptoms until nearly three decades after discharge from service tends to show these conditions did not have their onset in service or for years thereafter.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current sinusitis and there is no evidence of a diagnosed skin cancer. The claim for service connection for both conditions is denied.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn as to the claims for higher initial disability ratings for left ankle degenerative arthritis, left ear hearing loss, chronic pansinusitis, allergic rhinitis, traumatic brain injury, and post-concussive headaches.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to scheduling issues for a Board hearing. The specific service connection or exposure basis details are not provided in the decision.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae prior to April 1, 2015, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter has been withdrawn.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not related to his service-connected sinusitis or tooth extraction complications, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for an additional Compensation and Pension (C&P) examination to determine the nature and etiology of his respiratory disorder, not including sinusitis. The case will be reviewed again after this development.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for sinusitis. The remaining issue of service connection for gastrointestinal disorder including gastroenteritis and GERD is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's sinusitis/rhinitis, bilateral hip osteopenia with secondary arthralgias, and fibromyalgia/rheumatoid arthritis are not service-connected. However, the Veteran's bilateral hip osteopenia is found to be related to her service-connected residuals of total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo oophorectomy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran wishes to withdraw his claim for an increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The claims of service connection for sinusitis, migraine headaches, acquired psychiatric disability (to include major depressive disorder), and skin cancer have been denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected condition. The TDIU claim has also been denied.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for chronic bronchitis was denied. The VA determined that the Veteran's FEV1 and FEV1/FVC were within the range of 56 to 70 percent predicted, warranting a 30% disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for a pulmonary examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of any lung disability found. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain a VA opinion on the etiology of his sleep apnea, which may be related to his service-connected sinusitis and rhinitis.

The Board found that the Veteran's sinusitis was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not proximately due to his service-connected tinnitus.