Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2009

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a disability related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus of the left foot and right foot, but granted service connection for a right eye disability. The Veteran's adjustment disorder was rated 30 percent disabling.

The Veteran's Eustachian tube dysfunction is manifested by occasional dizziness, warranting a 10 percent rating.

The appeal was denied for service connection of the residuals of pneumonia, but reopened and remanded for further development regarding allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and allergic rhinitis, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, Ménière's disease, a left foot disorder, rhinitis, and a psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bronchial asthma rated at 60 percent, do not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis and rhinitis, and a superficial scalp wound scar.

The Veteran's bilateral patellofemoral syndrome is service-connected. The other issues remain pending further development.

The Veteran's service connection for migraine headaches was granted, while the evaluations of hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and reflux esophagitis were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder, sinusitis, and specific antibody production deficiency but granted service connection for septoplasty to correct septal deviation.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for an amputation of the left index finger, a right leg rash, a left leg rash, hay fever, and sinus disability.

The Board denied service connection for a sinus disorder, bronchitis, and an increased rating for neuropathy, ophthalmic division, left trigeminal nerve.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis and psoriatic arthritis, as well as the claim to reopen service connection for elbow conditions were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or establish service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's disability due to service-connected sinusitis and allergic rhinitis is manifested by minimal mucosal thickening, and fewer than six episodes yearly of non-incapacitating sinusitis.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis was rated at 10 percent, but no higher, while her allergic rhinitis did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for ganglion cyst of the left wrist and allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, acid reflux disease, sinusitis with chronic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, occipital neuralgia, and tinnitus were denied. However, the claim for chronic headaches was granted.