Sinusitis & rhinitis — all decisions

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis based on the Veteran meeting all eligibility criteria as of that date.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for chronic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied increased ratings for cervical strain, thoracic strain, and allergic rhinitis with sinusitis, as well as a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. However, the Board granted service connection for radicular pain of both upper extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical strain.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine disorder, sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and headaches. The initial rating of 70 percent was granted for PTSD.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a sinus disability, to include chronic sinusitis and/or chronic rhinitis, to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents, for further development of the record.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, TBI, obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral foot disability as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities related to in-service events or exposures.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, and left elbow disabilities but denied service connection for left ankle, right ankle, penile condition, sinusitis, left lower extremity shin splints, right lower extremity shin splints, and left elbow disabilities.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date and initial ratings for skin disorders and allergic rhinitis due to a lack of notice regarding the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic sinusitis to schedule a new examination as the previous one did not adequately address whether the Veteran has a current diagnosis of chronic sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and sinusitis, while denying service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, dysmenorrhea, eating disorder, right foot disorder, and other conditions.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for GERD and denied a compensable rating for chronic bronchitis. The remaining claims for service connection were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal regarding service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis, leading to their dismissal.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis under the PACT Act and denied all other claims, including effective dates prior to December 5, 2022, for various conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a neck strain and obstructive sleep apnea, as there was no evidence of these conditions during the pendency of the claim or approximate thereto. The claims for other conditions were remanded for further development.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for chronic sinusitis was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election of administrative review options.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, a skin disability (claimed as skin rash), and sinusitis to afford the veteran another opportunity to attend VA examinations.

The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a migraine headache disability was denied as a matter of law, and several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis due to an impermissible concurrent election under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his service-connected conditions, as well as remanded for further action regarding the initial compensable disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for non-allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not show that the condition met any of the criteria for a compensable rating.