The Board has determined that the Veteran's current frontal sinusitis was not present in service and is not causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for frontal sinusitis has been denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of record suggesting a nexus between the Veteran's current frontal sinusitis and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Frontal sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1140433
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 1140433.
What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's near constant sinusitis, characterized by headaches, pain and tenderness of affected sinuses, and purulent discharge or crusting after repeated surgeries, is now rated at the highest available level (50%) effective August 23, 2019.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis and a compensable rating for frontal sinusitis, but granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the service-connected frontal sinusitis.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral shoulder disabilities and left hip disability, as well as a compensable rating of 30 percent for headaches and frontal sinusitis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations due to incomplete development, including a missing medical report and an addendum opinion on the nature and etiology of his TBI. The AOJ is instructed to obtain the missing report and provide an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran has a current disability related to a TBI and if so, whether it is related to service.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.