Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a right arm or hand disability that is attributable to military service, or was caused or made worse by service-connected disability. The Veteran's stomach disorder and sinusitis are also not found to be related to military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination report and other pertinent medical records.

The Veteran's chronic hemorrhoids were initially manifested during active service and are now granted. The Board finds that the Veteran did not have a chronic sinusitis with sore throat, burning eyes, and ear problems due to active service.

The Board denied the application to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for Mônière's syndrome with vertigo as well as reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for sinusitis and sinus headaches. The appeal is now in remand status due to the pending decision on the claim of service connection for sinusitis and sinus headaches.

The Veteran's appeal is being REMANDED to the RO/AMC for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate examinations and missing information in the examination reports.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sinusitis with nasal polyps and asthma existed prior to service but were aggravated by her active military service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's asthma was rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating. The Board denied an increased rating for his asthma and found that sinusitis was not service-connected as secondary to allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's claims for congenital fusion of the right hand, left ear hearing loss, sinusitis with nasal septum disability, and hypertension are denied as there is no evidence of a superimposed injury or disease in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic sinusitis is related to her service and grants her claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for sinusitis, bilateral knee disability, and left ankle disability as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these claims. The claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is reopened but service connection is not granted.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, including Wegener's granulomatosis and its related symptoms. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by military service.

The veteran's autoimmune hepatitis is granted service connection, and she receives a 30% initial evaluation for her dyshydrotic eczema. The veteran also receives an initial 10% evaluation for her sinusitis and allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for chronic sinusitis is denied as there is no evidence of active sinusitis during the appeal period.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder impingement syndrome, sinusitis, a low back disability, TMJ, hand and finger injuries, alopecia areata, and right epididymitis.

The veteran's service connection for postoperative left shoulder bursitis and tendinopathy was granted, with a 10 percent evaluation initially assigned in October 2007. The evaluation was increased to 20 percent effective February 22, 2007.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral pes planus, androgenic alopecia, tension headaches, nasal allergy condition (allergic rhinitis/hay fever), sinusitis, and L5-S1 disc protrusion are all denied as the conditions do not meet the criteria for service connection based on direct evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's undiagnosed illness manifested by sensitivity to petroleum products and profuse sweating is causally related to his active service. The criteria for establishing service connection for sinusitis, hiatal hernia with GERD, and sleep apnea have not been met.