Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2022

The appeal for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. The claims of service connection for SLE, COPD, and rhinitis/sinusitis are reopened due to new evidence. Osteoporosis is granted as a separate condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for back injury and sinus problems have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to make a determination on these issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sinus condition, including allergic rhinitis, is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's PTSD, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma have been granted service connection as they are related to her active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis but has remanded the issue of service connection for a skin condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis and obstructive sleep apnea are found to be at least as likely as not due to service.,Service connection is granted for both conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claim for allergic rhinitis is denied. The Board has remanded the claims for respiratory diseases (COPD, asthma, and sinusitis).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral-foot bone spurs was denied, while the claim for service connection for rhinitis was granted. The other issues were remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic allergies has been reopened and granted. The Veteran is now entitled to a compensable rating for conjunctivitis, effective from August 16, 2017. Other issues remain pending.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for COPD due to a grant of service connection in November 2021. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder, including allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, as well as asthma. The Veteran's pre-existing conditions were found to have existed prior to service and not aggravated by service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus, right inguinal hernia residuals, tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, and bilateral hearing loss, have prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment since May 30, 2018. The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis effective that date.

The Veteran's hypertension, left knee disability, residuals of gallbladder removal surgery, sleep apnea, heart condition, skin disability, headaches and dizziness, and allergic rhinitis have all been denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Issues such as entitlement to service connection for a heart condition, skin disability, headaches and dizziness, and allergic rhinitis are being remanded for further development.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, foot disability (to include pes planus), and allergic rhinitis with bronchitis. The claim for service connection for skin disability (dermatitis of the hands) is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for insomnia and remanded the issues of service connection for left and right ankle disabilities, rhinitis (h. pylori infection), and dyshidrotic eczema.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating for sinusitis/rhinitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and residuals of deviated septum have been dismissed due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to February 17, 2009. The Board finds that the evidence is factually ascertainable and tends to show that he was unemployable due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea, hearing loss, hyperlipidemia, and allergic rhinitis.

Service connection is granted for asthma and rhinitis, with a presumption of exposure to particulate matter in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.,The Veteran's vertigo and dizziness are remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's appeal of a rating higher than 10 percent for allergic rhinitis was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.