Sinusitis Board decisions

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a compensable rating for left heel bone deformity, a rating in excess of 10 percent for right foot deformity with bunion, and a compensable rating for residuals of deviated nasal septum with sinusitis were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic respiratory disability, including chronic allergic rhinitis and chronic bronchitis.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board remanded the case to the RO for additional development of the record.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder, seasonal allergies/rhinitis, a respiratory condition and tinnitus. However, the evidence does not support an increased rating for his current conditions.

The Board denied service connection for boils and sinusitis as there is no competent evidence establishing a relationship between these conditions and the appellant's military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claims for service connection for an anal fissure, an intestinal disorder, and left ear hearing loss. However, the veteran does not have diabetes mellitus, type 2, sinusitis, or an eye disability as a result of his active military service, nor are any of the other claimed conditions related to his service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded to obtain additional evidence and examinations.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence supports a relationship between the veteran's current hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, a left shoulder disorder, and a left elbow disorder as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to or aggravated by his military service.

The Board granted service connection for Achilles tendonitis as secondary to the veteran's service-connected epididymal orichitis and coronary artery disease on a direct basis.

The veteran's deviated septum with allergic rhinitis and sinusitis is not productive of allergic or vasomotor rhinitis with polyps, and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.

The veteran's post traumatic headache disorder, post-operative residuals of right frontal sinus fracture and chronic sinusitis were denied higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for glaucoma, blepharitis, and allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not support a conclusion that these conditions were related to the veteran's active duty service.

The case is remanded for additional development, including a new examination to reassess the severity of the veteran's sinusitis with headaches.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for sinusitis, with retention cyst, is being remanded to schedule the veteran for a new VA examination and to obtain additional treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and to reopen a claim of service connection for migraine headaches, as new and material evidence was not found.

The Board denied service connection for chronic headaches, sinusitis, hay fever, and psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus was set as February 4, 2006.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for left leg/ankle swelling was withdrawn. The remaining claims were denied as there is no medical evidence of a causal link between the claimed conditions and any incident of service.