Sinusitis Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current sinus condition to his active military service, including flying missions from 1943 to 1945. The appeal is denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's PTSD, nasal injuries, and sinusitis are related to his military service. The case is being remanded for further investigation.

The VA denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet criteria for higher ratings based on incapacitating episodes or non-incapacitating episodes.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for sinusitis and initial rating in excess of 10 percent for migraine headaches were granted. The issue of entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU) was also granted.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 29, 1999 for the grant of service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 29, 1999 for the grant of service connection for a right ankle disability is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 29, 1999 for the grant of service connection for allergic rhino-sinusitis with headaches is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as his back and neurological conditions are the primary factors preventing employment.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals from a head injury, a scar on the scalp, and bilateral chronic maxillary sinusitis have been denied as there is no evidence of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency or intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. The issues of service connection and disability rating remain on hold until further notice.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals on all issues related to service connection for bilateral tinnitus, hearing loss, an eye disorder, headaches, and sinusitis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU benefits are being remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that none of the Veteran's claimed disabilities are related to his service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. As a result, service connection is denied for all issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis, asthma, bilateral hand disorders, bilateral leg disorders, and a brain condition were denied as there is no current clinical evidence or diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's respiratory disorders, including allergic rhinitis and asthma, are not shown to have been incurred or aggravated by service. His fibromyalgia is not related to his service. The psychiatric disability claim is pending.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis is found to be related to his active service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, chronic sinusitis, and sleep apnea as secondary to sinusitis. The Veteran's pre-existing conditions were not aggravated by service.

The Veteran's sinusitis is currently rated at 30 percent, the highest available rating under the General Rating Formula for Sinusitis. The Board found that he satisfied the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation based on more than six non-incapacitating episodes of sinusitis per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The left radius disability is rated at 10 percent, the acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in service or due to a presumptive condition, sinusitis with septal deformity was not related to service, back and neck spasms and seizures with facial numbness are not related to service, double hernia with stomach muscles deformity were not related to service, and asbestos-related disease and bilateral shoulder disability were also denied.

The appellant seeks service connection for low back pain, disability of the parotid gland, allergic rhinitis, and a disability of the chest. The VA is remanding the case to obtain medical examinations and opinions regarding these claims.