Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service connection claims for allergic rhinitis, refractive error myopia, amblyopia, and benign facial neoplasms have been granted based on the PACT Act. The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to environmental hazards during her service in Southwest Asia, which qualifies under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no current disability related to the claimed conditions and did not find a causal relationship between any of these conditions and military service.,Additionally, some issues were remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for allergic rhinitis was denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have nasal polyps, which is required for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6522.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus were remanded due to incomplete evidence regarding toxic exposure at Fort McClellan.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a left knee condition and initial compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis is granted. The Veteran is now entitled to a 10% disability rating for his service-connected allergic rhinitis, effective September 1, 2021.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to an error in the November 2020 VA examination report, which did not account for a change in diagnosis from chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis to just allergic rhinitis. The Board requests an addendum or another examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's conditions without medication.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed as he has requested to withdraw all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation due to his inability to use assistive devices and lack of loss of use of any extremities.

The Veteran's PTSD, deviated septum, allergic rhinitis, and left shoulder sprain with pain are all found to be related to her military service.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD, deviated septum, allergic rhinitis (secondary to deviated septum), and left shoulder sprain with pain.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no current diagnosis of these conditions or a link to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 10, 2015. The evidence did not show that she was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment solely due to her service-connected disabilities before this date.

The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy, skin disease, nasal disability, respiratory disability, and headaches have all been granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Veteran's application for Legacy S-DVI was denied because it was received more than two years after the August 1997 grant of service connection, and there is no evidence suggesting mental incompetence during that period.

Service connection for allergic rhinitis has been fully granted. Service connection for GERD and reactive airway disease is remanded due to need for additional medical opinions considering the PACT Act.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions of allergic rhinitis, dyspnea on exertion, constipation, left hand tremor, and fatigue are all granted. The Board found that these conditions are related to his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for allergic rhinitis with deviated nasal septum has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including adjustment disorder, prostate cancer residuals, degenerative joint disease, sinusitis, right foot sprain residuals, left knee strain, tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, and asthma, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted the TDIU due to these conditions.

Service connection is granted for allergic rhinitis, degenerative arthritis of the spine, right knee osteoarthritis/degenerative joint disease, and osteochondritis dissecans to include osteochondral fracture right ankle.,An effective date prior to December 8, 2017, for service connection for left knee disability and right ankle disability is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder, combined with other service-connected disabilities, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of May 1, 2018. The Board granted an effective date of May 1, 2018 for the award of TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, chronic adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct, obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis on a direct basis due to the Veteran's active service.