Sinusitis Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew all nine issues on appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the denial of these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis and for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the residuals of a left knee sprain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and increased ratings for bilateral conjunctivitis, right ear otitis media, allergic rhinitis, and hypertension.

The appeal for a higher rating for chronic sinusitis was denied as the evidence did not support a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased evaluation in excess of 50 percent for post-operative residuals of pansinusitis and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the case to the AMC/RO for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and records of private treatment since December 2002.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression as secondary to his maxillary sinusitis with retention cyst was granted, and the effective date of August 7, 1980, for the grant of service connection for maxillary sinusitis with retention cyst was upheld.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for a video-conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability and found that the Veteran's allergic rhinitis was not warranting an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected rhinitis was denied an initial compensable rating as the evidence did not show greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side, which are required for a compensable rating.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a low back disability and denied service connection for an upper respiratory disability, sinusitis, to include allergic rhinitis, and hypertension. The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for septal deviation and service connection for pneumonia, as there was no evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrence.

The Veteran is granted service connection for exercise-induced asthma, but denied service connection for allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran is entitled to special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance, but not to a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance, or adaptive equipment.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis were denied a compensable evaluation, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The Board denied service connection for a stomach disorder, headaches, sinusitis, and allergies as there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board concluded that the May 2001, April 2002, and August 2002 rating decisions were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous in assigning an effective date of July 6, 1999, for service connection for PTSD, GERD, and hearing loss. An earlier effective date is precluded by law.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot disorder and sinusitis as there is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased initial evaluations for his left knee, right knee, and sinusitis disabilities.

The Veteran's skin disorder and bilateral hip bursitis were granted service connection. The Veteran was also granted a 30 percent disability rating for asthma.