Sinusitis Board decisions

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for allergic rhinitis, resolving the evidence in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for chronic sinusitis but remanded the issue of service connection for eczema.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and tinnitus, based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter during the Veteran's honorable service in Iraq.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for chronic sinusitis, as the evidence did not support the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board remands the claims for increased disability evaluations for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic cough of unknown etiology, and erectile dysfunction due to outstanding relevant VA treatment records.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for PTSD and major depressive disorder, denied service connection for colon polyps, type II diabetes, sinusitis, and chronic bronchitis, and granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction. Five neuropathy conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for sinusitis and nasal septal deviation and inferior turbinate hypertrophy due to insufficient evidence in the January 2024 VA examination report.

The Board denied service connection for squamous cell skin cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, tuberculosis, hematuria, hypercholesterolemia, and vitamin deficiency. However, the Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 10 percent for rhinitis as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disorder, lumbosacral strain, and chronic sinusitis but denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and increased ratings of 10 percent were granted for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and tinea versicolor, while denying a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and hemorrhoids.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment and other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorders. The initial evaluations for right shoulder labral tear, right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain, right hip strain with limitation of flexion, right hip strain with limitation of extension, right hip strain with impairment of thigh, and allergic rhinitis were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for sinusitis as there was no evidence of incapacitating or non-incapacitating episodes during a one-year period that were characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or by crusting.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for allergic rhinitis, as there was no evidence of polyps or greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides.

The Board granted service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability and an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, while denying service connection for hemorrhoids. The effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis was set to October 5, 2021.

The veteran withdrew all pending appeals.

The Board denied an increased rating for chronic sinusitis with sinus headaches, to include rhinitis, and denied service connection for a separate headache disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected sinusitis, finding that the evidence did not support a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in adjudicating the Veteran's claims without attempting to reschedule the VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for revision of a September 2005 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for denying service connection for right knee medial meniscus tear, sinusitis, and lumbar pain.