Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claims for dermatitis, a gastrointestinal disability, and hypertension due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected sinusitis.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, and sinusitis, as well as an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for left-eye corneal-abrasion injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension. However, it granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and hypothyroidism.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for rhinitis and sinusitis, and remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for chronic sinusitis, but no higher, from June 13, 2018.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected hypertension and remanded the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for rhinitis, service connection for fatigue, headaches, muscle pain, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and a compensable rating for sinusitis. However, the Veteran was granted a 30 percent disability rating for sinus headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's attempts to appeal a rating decision from September 13, 2022, that denied higher ratings for other specified anxiety disorder and sinusitis due to untimeliness of the appeals.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability, and for chronic headaches. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, a disorder associated with interpersonally aggressive behavior such as intermittent explosive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an increased rating for unspecified anxiety disorder, and an increased rating for the right ankle disability were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for deviated nasal septum with allergic rhinitis, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for right wrist strain, testicular pain, TMJ with bruxism, and erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD), while denying increased ratings for PTSD, left wrist strain, abdominal scarring status post appendectomy, chronic sinusitis, IBS, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board also granted special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied service connection for a deviated nasal septum and denied increased ratings for the back, right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, and left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for chronic sinusitis and an increased rating for the back disability.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter under 38 C.F.R. § 3.320, as the Veteran's condition manifested within ten years following his deployment in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of service connection for PTSD and erectile dysfunction, dismissed the claim for dyshidrotic eczema and tinea pedis, and granted service connection for various other conditions including lumbar degenerative arthritis with IVDS, right and left lower extremity radiculopathies, right and left knee degenerative arthritis, chronic rhinitis, tinnitus, bilateral pes planus, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's GERD to include gastric ulcer is granted a 20 percent rating, while other claims for service connection and an initial compensable rating for sinusitis are denied.

The Board denied service connection for chronic allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and chronic fatigue syndrome as the evidence did not support a current disability.