Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for chronic rhinitis and restrictive lung disease, but dismissed the claim for bilateral hearing loss and denied constrictive bronchitis.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sinus disability to include sinusitis and remanded several other claims related to respiratory, prostate, sleep, colon, esophageal, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, shoulder, foot, and plantar fasciitis disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), while denying service connection for gastroenteritis. The rating assigned was 10 percent for left ankle scars and 20 percent for bilateral dry eye syndrome with pinguecula.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding that the Veteran's condition had its initial onset during her Persian Gulf service and is presumptively service-connected.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and denied the claims for service connection for sinusitis, an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for urinary frequency, and evaluations in excess of 10 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The issues related to non-allergic rhinitis, PTSD, fatigue, erectile dysfunction, bilateral pes planus, and fibromyalgia were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis under the PACT Act, while remanding the claim for chronic fatigue syndrome due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted an effective date of May 16, 2022, for the award of service connection for allergic rhinitis based on the Veteran meeting eligibility criteria under a liberalizing law.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, tinnitus, and a gastrointestinal condition (GERD), while denying service connection for hypertension. The claims for headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome were remanded.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis, finding that it more nearly approximated nasal obstruction of greater than 50 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable evaluation for non-allergic rhinitis, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, allergic rhinitis, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination and an addendum opinion to address the current severity of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis and whether his nasal disability, including sinus condition and deviated septum, is related to service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for rhinitis to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, particularly considering the Veteran's exposure during Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for allergic rhinitis, as there was no evidence of nasal polyps or greater than 50 percent obstruction in both nasal passages since April 12, 2023.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis status-post nasal reconstruction and deviated nasal septum, effective August 1, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for higher disability ratings for multiple service-connected conditions to correct a duty to assist error, requiring current VA medical examinations.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and denied initial compensable ratings for rhinitis, tension headaches, and remanded the claim for a lower lumbar strain.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, chronic sinusitis, and rhinitis based on new evidence and presumptive exposure to burn pits.