Sinusitis Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and medical records from a VA facility in San Jose. The case will be reviewed again after these documents are added to the file.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The VA determined that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings for his chronic sinusitis, right knee laxity and degenerative joint disease, or left ankle disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, bursitis of the right shoulder, degenerative changes in the cervical spine, hearing loss of the left ear, pansinusitis, diverticulum of the esophagus and duodenum, and heel spurs of the right os calcis. The veteran was not shown to have been exposed to Agent Orange during service.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected maxillary sinusitis with allergic rhinitis and right nasal obstruction warrants a 10 percent evaluation, as it does not meet criteria for higher ratings.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for refractive error, headaches, and allergic rhinitis (claimed as a sinus condition) are denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy, tinnitus, bilateral Eustachian tube dysfunction, and sinusitis. Service connection was also established for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine. The veteran's lumbar spine condition is not presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange or other environmental factors.

The veteran's service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and vascular headaches and cervicogenic headaches, secondary to cervical degenerative joint disease of the spine, has been granted with a 10% evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and requests for additional information from the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking his current diagnosis to his military service.

The Board denied reopening the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and rhinitis due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The RO has already assigned the maximum available rating (10%) for tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss is rated at zero percent.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, PTSD, and hypertension. The veteran's claim of service connection for sinusitis was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for PTSD could not be established as there were no verified in-service stressors. Hypertension was also not found to have been incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current allergic rhinitis disorder is not attributable to service, and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chemical burns to the face, venereal disease, cervical spine disability, trauma to the testicles, hypertension, sinusitis, and bilateral plantar heel disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to his period of active duty service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and right lateral malleolus fracture residuals were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings based on the severity of her service-connected conditions.

The veteran's cervical strain was rated at 10 percent from June 1, 2003, to September 25, 2003. His left knee disability and allergic rhinitis were both rated as non-compensable.

The Board found that the termination of disability compensation benefits was proper effective October 1, 1998. The veteran's claim for reinstatement of his benefit back to this date was denied.

The VA has determined that the veteran's pan sinusitis, without any incapacitating episodes or more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis with headaches and purulent discharge or crusting, warrants a 10 percent evaluation.

The veteran's respiratory disease, characterized as an allergic reaction manifested by sinusitis, was granted a noncompensable evaluation from June 19, 1996, to March 14, 2006. On and after March 15, 2006, the veteran is entitled to a compensable evaluation for his respiratory disease.