Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of various conditions are being remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The appeal for service connection for a bowel condition was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The Veteran's service connection for allergic rhinitis is granted due to exposure in Southwest Asia. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of chronic sinusitis.

The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding it at least likely as not that the Veteran's current condition had onset during service. Service connection was denied for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with IVDS.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea was granted. The claims for sinusitis and rhinitis were denied.,Obstructive sleep apnea is considered incurred during active military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for lumbar spondylosis and rhinitis have been granted, but the claims for cervical spine and sleep apnea disabilities are being remanded.,Service connection has been established for a rhinitis/sinusitis disability due to exposure to burn pits during active duty in Kosovo.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and a coughing condition (claimed as asthma) are denied. The effective date for the award of service connection for allergic rhinitis is April 12, 2021.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any claimed conditions and therefore service connection is denied. The issues of hypertension, heart disability, disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, anemia, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an opinion addressing whether the Veteran's rhinitis was caused or aggravated by his service, including exposure to environmental hazards in the Southwest Asian theater.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including low back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, GERD, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), skin cancer, and hiatal hernia, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent since April 5, 2019. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and knee conditions.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as it did not result in greater than 50 percent obstruction of both nasal passages, complete obstruction of either nasal passage, or polyps.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of his left and right ankle disabilities, as well as allergic rhinitis, have been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal in September 2024.

The Veteran's hypertension, sinusitis, and rhinitis have been granted service connection. Tinnitus has also been granted from April 13, 2021. However, the claim for sarcoidosis due to environmental exposures is being remanded as there was a duty to assist error in failing to obtain an examination.

The Veteran's sinusitis and rhinitis are granted service connection based on presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during his Southwest Asia service.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus has been granted service connection. The initial rating for lumbosacral strain with thoracic scoliosis is granted, but the case is remanded due to inadequate VA examination records. Service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis was granted with an effective date of September 21, 2016. The Board also remanded the case to assign a higher initial rating for his service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's upper respiratory disability, including allergic rhinitis and episodic sinusitis, is granted. The bilateral foot condition remains remanded for further development.