Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied service connection for sinusitis. The Board also granted initial ratings of 20%, 30%, and 70% for right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, respectively.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including heart condition, lung condition, peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities, bilateral plantar fasciitis with bone spurs, left kidney cyst, cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C, migraine, and chronic allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and chronic fatigue syndrome, but granted service connection for functional dyspepsia, abdominal pain, and bloating. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for rhinitis.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for service-connected rhinitis, effective September 25, 2021.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for chronic sinusitis due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an adequate medical examination and opinion.

The veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claims for allergic rhinitis and irritable bowel syndrome were denied.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and chronic sinusitis associated with toxic exposure.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request within one year of the rating decision denying service connection for bronchitis, hearing loss, sinusitis, tinnitus, and asthma.

The Board denied service connection for a scar on the right big toe region and denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including right hip strain and right knee osteoarthritis. The Board also remanded several issues for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis is granted a rating of 30 percent, the maximum allowed. The claims for increased ratings and service connection for other conditions are denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and cervical degenerative arthritis with right upper extremity radiculopathy due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied initial ratings in excess of the assigned percentages for OSA, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and irritable colon syndrome. Service connection was also denied for chronic fatigue syndrome and a respiratory disorder.

The Board granted service connection for asthma under the PACT Act and denied a higher initial rating for allergic rhinitis. The other issues of entitlement to service connection for chronic sinusitis, GERD, and migraine headaches were remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for proposed reduction, increased rating, compensable rating, and service connection due to untimely filings of Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and increased the rating for obstructive sleep apnea to 50 percent, while denying service connection for hypertension and other claims.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings and service connection for various hand and nasal conditions, finding no evidence of an increase in disability within one year prior to the claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and an increased rating for GERD, and remanded the claim for service connection for gallstones/cholelithiasis with gallbladder removal.

The appeal for an increased disability rating for service-connected migraines was dismissed, while a 10 percent disability rating was granted for allergic rhinitis prior to December 15, 2024, and denied from that date onward.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and hypertension, while denying a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis. The claims for erectile dysfunction and bilateral hearing loss were remanded.