Sinusitis & rhinitis — all decisions

The Board granted a 30% disability rating for tension headaches and remanded claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions.

The appeal for service connection for an anxiety disorder was dismissed, and the appeals for service connection for Parkinson's disease, a respiratory condition (COPD), a heart disability (coronary artery disease), rhinitis, diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes), right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for dyspnea as a sign or symptom of an undiagnosed illness involving the respiratory system and denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis. Several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, chronic sinusitis, recurrent bronchitis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, myocardial infarction, sleep apnea, stroke, right ear hearing loss, and hemorrhoids. The Veteran was also denied a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent election of review options, which is not allowed.

The Veteran was granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and headaches, effective April 5, 2021, but denied earlier effective dates for his right hip disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the condition had onset in service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of chronic sinusitis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding service personnel records and verifying the appellant's service.

The Board granted increased ratings for sinusitis, left knee condition, right knee condition, back condition, and right hip condition, effective from August 15, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and earlier effective dates, as well as his TDIU claim.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches and a 30 percent evaluation for chronic sinusitis, while remanding the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for asthma. The issues of service connection for chronic rhinitis and vertigo, claimed as dizziness, are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, GERD, and IBS were granted with effective dates based on the PACT Act of 2022.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis as there was no current disability of sinusitis during the pendency of the claim and no recent diagnosis prior to filing.

The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected conditions and denied service connection for several additional conditions, including tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, left sciatic radicular pain of the left leg, traumatic brain injury (TBI), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic fatigue syndrome, and a back disorder.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the claims for COPD, pulmonary emphysema, GERD, hypertension, and hypertensive CKD due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, left and right sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia, allergic rhinitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for further development regarding salivary gland cancer.