Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected bronchitis and sinusitis did not cause or contribute to his death due to cardiac arrest, lung cancer, and hypertension. The medical opinions concluded that these conditions were not related to his death.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, a subdural hematoma due to a probable head trauma resulting from a fall, was not caused by or aggravated by any service-connected condition.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess his employability due to service-connected disabilities. The case will be referred to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service if additional schedular criteria are not met.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral movable axillary nodes is denied as there is no current evidence of the condition. The Board finds that his allergic rhinitis with sinusitis warrants a 30 percent rating, but does not meet criteria for an increased rating higher than 10 percent. His TDIU claim is also denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for tinnitus is granted, and his chronic sinusitis is rated at the highest available rating of 50 percent.

The Board finds that a compensable rating is not warranted for the Veteran's sinusitis. The evidence does not show more than episodes of sinusitis involving headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting in any 12 month period during the appellate period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis was denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosis or treatment in service, and the current condition is not related to service.,The Veteran's claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for disability compensation due to medical treatment from July 2006 to March 2007 was denied as there is no evidence that the additional disability was caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or similar fault.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule him for VA examinations to determine the etiology of his claimed sleep disorder, loss of smell, loss of taste, sinusitis, and deviated septum. The Board will consider whether service connection can be granted based on direct evidence or other theories.

The Board found that the Veteran's left knee disability is not related to his service, and there is no evidence of a right knee or sinusitis disability. The claims for depression were also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are too numerous and severe to identify a feasible vocational goal, leading to the denial of his VR&E benefits.

The Board has received a statement from the Veteran requesting to withdraw his appeal, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for increased ratings for sinusitis and migraine headaches. The case is being remanded to allow for additional development, including obtaining VA outpatient records from July 2013 forward, a VA medical examination for the purposes of evaluating her service-connected sinusitis, and readjudication of both claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate VA examinations addressing his respiratory conditions, and the need for a new examination to determine if any current respiratory condition had onset during or as a result of his active service.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of deviated septum with septorhinoplasty. Service connection is denied for bilateral Eustachian tube dysfunction and sinusitis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder (claimed stomach disability) has been reopened and is granted. Service connection is also granted for sinusitis, bilateral lower extremity arthritis as secondary to service-connected disability, left upper extremity arthritis as secondary to service-connected disability, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's service-connected non-allergic rhinitis has been rated as 10 percent disabling, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has remanded the claims due to a failure to issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) after additional development. The appellant is advised of all applicable rights and given an opportunity to respond.

The Board has granted service connection for CMC arthritis of the left thumb and sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise with respect to whether these conditions are related to active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a Decision Review Officer (DRO) hearing.

The Veteran's hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis claims have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7101 (hypertension) or service connection based on direct evidence of these conditions.