Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2024

The Veteran was found unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities as of October 31, 2018. The Board granted an effective date of October 31, 2018 for the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including inadequate VA examination opinions and failure to obtain examinations for all claimed disorders.

The claims for service connection related to the endocrine system, hematologic and lymphatic systems, neurologic conditions and convulsive disorders, infectious diseases, immune disorders, and nutritional deficiencies have been dismissed. The Veteran's entitlement to service connection for sequelae of pericardial effusion, conduction abnormalities requiring ablation and pacemaker, and resultant heart failure, as well as esophagitis and GERD, has been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits, other than employment benefits, to include a program of independent living services pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Chapter 31 due to the lack of reasonable feasibility in achieving a vocational goal and improvement in independence in daily living.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded due to the use of outdated examinations and outstanding VA treatment records. The RO must obtain updated examinations and consider new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's headache syndrome, right knee condition, rhinitis, right shoulder condition, and lumbar spine condition. The conditions are deemed to be directly related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grants because her service-connected conditions do not meet the eligibility criteria under VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis due to inadequate medical opinion regarding herbicide exposure. A new examination is required to determine if the conditions are related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his condition, as the previous examination was inadequate.

The Board has granted service connection for rhinitis pursuant to the PACT Act, but remanded for further examination and opinion regarding a sinus disability on other bases.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, hemorrhoids, allergic rhinitis, cervicalgia, and headaches. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible statements of in-service symptoms and VA medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation on a schedular basis from April 29, 2020. The Board has granted TDIU effective that date.

The Board has granted service connection for rhinitis (claimed as chronic sinusitis) and found that the Veteran's condition is etiologically related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis due to inadequate examination in August 2019. The Veteran's STRs show he had issues with his sinuses during service, and current VA records indicate ongoing problems. A new VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (acquired psychiatric disorder, sinusitis maxillary with allergic rhinitis, and tinnitus) have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the claim for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

An initial 30 percent rating for rhinitis is granted.,Service connection for hearing loss is granted, but service connection for a sleep-related disability and headaches is denied. The claim of service connection for headaches is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a cervical spine disability due to insufficient evidence and an inadequate medical opinion. The Veteran is entitled to service connection for allergic rhinitis.

Service connection is denied for hyperlipidemia, low back pain, diabetes mellitus, bladder disability, diminishing eyesight (cataracts), right lower extremity neurologic disability (diabetic neuropathy), right shoulder disability, erectile dysfunction, and allergic rhinitis.,The Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations renders him a Persian Gulf War veteran. The PACT Act presumes service connection for qualifying chronic disabilities due to exposure to environmental hazards including fine particulate matter.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) due to the Veteran's service-connected Sinusitis/Rhinitis, finding a balance of positive and negative evidence in favor of this claim.