Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board denied increased ratings for sinusitis, hypertension, and an anxiety disorder. A 10 percent rating was granted for residuals of a concussion.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current sinusitis is etiologically related to her nasal problems during active service.

The appeal was denied for service connection of the residuals of pneumonia, but reopened and remanded for further development regarding allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and allergic rhinitis, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and his active military service.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development.

The Veteran's sinusitis with headaches was granted a rating of 30 percent, as the evidence demonstrated more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.

The Board found that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for maxillary sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, Ménière's disease, a left foot disorder, rhinitis, and a psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression.

The appellant was granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD, effective February 24, 2006.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no competent medical evidence of any current chronic disability.

The appeal is remanded to provide the Veteran with proper notice and a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bronchial asthma rated at 60 percent, do not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied the claims for a right knee disability, low back disability, and sinusitis.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran failed to respond to requests for information essential for the proper adjudication of his claims, and thus has abandoned them.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis and rhinitis, and a superficial scalp wound scar.

The Veteran was granted a 30 percent initial rating for chronic sinusitis with right deviated nasal septum, effective January 8, 2004. The Board found that the evidence supported an initial 30 percent rating but no higher.

The Veteran's bilateral patellofemoral syndrome is service-connected. The other issues remain pending further development.

The Veteran's service connection for migraine headaches was granted, while the evaluations of hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and reflux esophagitis were denied.

The Board is granting an increased evaluation of 30 percent for the portion of the appeal period prior to March 18, 2007.