Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Board remanded all issues for further evaluation due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 26, 2020. The decision was based on evidence showing the veteran could perform sedentary work and was gainfully employed until October 31, 2014.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including rhinitis and bilateral hearing loss. The decision was based on the lack of evidence showing a current disability or functional impairment related to these conditions.

The veteran withdrew all claims, so the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board dismissed the claim for anxiety attack and denied claims for bilateral hearing loss, blunt force trauma to mouth, and cauda equina lesion. All other issues were remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for rhinitis, which was claimed as sinusitis, has been granted. The decision is based on the veteran's exposure to particulate matter during his service in Southwest Asia.

Service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, pes planus, bronchitis, sinusitis, back disability, and jaw disability was denied. Service connection for asthma, allergic rhinitis, and headaches was remanded.

The proposed reduction of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain evaluation was dismissed. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was granted, but other conditions were denied.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to the Veteran's service-connected Klinefelter's Syndrome with Hypertension.

The Board remanded all issues to correct a duty to assist error. The Veteran's surviving spouse will be given notice of her right to a hearing and the claims will be readjudicated.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was denied because the condition did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied because the veteran's hearing loss is not considered a disability under VA regulations. The issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for service-connected allergic rhinitis was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal to restore a 10% rating for allergic rhinitis, affirming the reduction to 0%. The decision was based on evidence showing improvement in the condition.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for service-connected allergic rhinitis and sinusitis. The veteran will undergo a new VA examination to assess the current severity of these conditions.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis and sleep apnea was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis is denied, while he is granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for seborrheic dermatitis with tinea versicolor.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and headaches have been granted service connection. The remaining issues of sinusitis, rhinitis, bronchitis, anemia, hysterectomy, hysterectomy surgery scars, insomnia (secondary to tinnitus), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (secondary to tinnitus) are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, as well as hypertension. The issues of service connection for headaches are also inextricably intertwined with the sinusitis case.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities were found to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, so he was granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective January 26, 2010.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for rhinitis to obtain a new VA examination and medical opinion, considering the Veteran's deployment to Afghanistan and potential exposure to particulate matter.