Sinusitis Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional treatment records and Social Security Administration records. The initial disability rating for chronic sinusitis with multiple bilateral maxillary sinus polyps remains unchanged.

The Board has granted service connection for right elbow (ulnar nerve) disability, hypertension, and a liver disorder to include hepatitis. Service connection was denied for the remaining conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension is found to be service-connected, as there is evidence of elevated blood pressure readings in service and the current disability. The glaucoma claim remains pending.,The Veteran's chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis with headaches are rated under Diagnostic Code 6522, which considers polyps and nasal obstruction.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues including psychiatric disorders, GERD, cervical and lumbar spine conditions, sinusitis, eczema, erectile dysfunction, and hip disorder. The claims are being remanded for additional development of the record.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for examinations of his feet and ankles as well as his sinuses.

The Board has determined that the appeal for service connection for sinusitis and GERD with hiatal hernia is dismissed as the claims have been fully granted in a May 2012 rating decision.

The Veteran's sinusitis disability has been granted an initial compensable evaluation of 10 percent, effective December 15, 2008.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his migraine headaches, preclude him from substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that he is unemployable due to these disabilities and grants a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sinusitis are not related to his military service. The evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment, and a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disorders is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected allergic rhinitis with sinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of symptoms.

The Board has withdrawn the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hand disorder, to include arthritis.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus and allergic rhinitis and sinusitis.

The Board has granted service connection for a sinus disability, finding that the Veteran's current sinusitis is at least as likely as not related to his in-service sinusitis. However, the claim of service connection for a right eye disability was denied due to lack of diagnosis and credible evidence.

The Board finds that the Veteran's claimed conditions of loss of sense of smell and taste, sinusitis (diagnosed as allergic rhinitis), and asthma were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, non-allergic rhinitis, and scars about the nose, all claimed as secondary to a service-connected nasal fracture.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, sinusitis, and left knee disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, low back disability and sinusitis are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, sinusitis, and conjunctivitis. However, additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, primarily his PTSD and sinusitis, do not preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's recurrent sinusitis with headaches was found to have begun during active service and is therefore granted service connection.