Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the remaining claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining updated toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) memoranda and adequate medical opinions addressing the Veteran's conceded in-service exposure to fine particulate matter.

The veteran's appeal requests were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown to accept the late filings.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for service connection for chronic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis under the PACT Act.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities and a TDIU due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, panic disorder, and excoriation disorder with alcohol use disorder but denied other claims including erectile dysfunction, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, dermatitis, GERD, OSA, CFS, and IBS.

The Board granted service connection for dyspnea as a sign or symptom of an undiagnosed illness involving the respiratory system and denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis. Several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Veteran was granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and headaches, effective April 5, 2021, but denied earlier effective dates for his right hip disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, chronic sinusitis, recurrent bronchitis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, myocardial infarction, sleep apnea, stroke, right ear hearing loss, and hemorrhoids. The Veteran was also denied a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of chronic sinusitis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding service personnel records and verifying the appellant's service.

The Board granted increased ratings for sinusitis, left knee condition, right knee condition, back condition, and right hip condition, effective from August 15, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the condition had onset in service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent election of review options, which is not allowed.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches and a 30 percent evaluation for chronic sinusitis, while remanding the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and earlier effective dates, as well as his TDIU claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, except for a 30 percent rating for GERD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and chronic bronchitis, as well as a 10 percent rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and allergic rhinitis, both related to in-service environmental exposures. The claims for sleep apnea, cervical spine strain, left knee sprain, and right knee sprain were remanded.