Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied increased ratings for cervical strain, thoracic strain, and allergic rhinitis with sinusitis, as well as a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. However, the Board granted service connection for radicular pain of both upper extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical strain.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis based on the Veteran meeting all eligibility criteria as of that date.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied service connection for obsessive-compulsive disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, obstructive sleep apnea, and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board granted a 100 percent initial schedular disability rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive and anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, while remanding other issues for further development.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a sinus disability, to include chronic sinusitis and/or chronic rhinitis, to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents, for further development of the record.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for chronic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal regarding service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis, leading to their dismissal.

The Board remands the claim for further development to ascertain potential toxic exposures during service and obtain a new VA medical opinion.

The Board granted restoration of the 30 percent rating for chronic sinusitis and the 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, effective December 1, 2022.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis due to an impermissible concurrent election under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board granted service connection for chronic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis based on the Veteran's qualifying service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War, which presumptively exposes him to fine particulate matter.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date and initial ratings for skin disorders and allergic rhinitis due to a lack of notice regarding the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's allergic rhinitis as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board denied service connection for a neck strain and obstructive sleep apnea, as there was no evidence of these conditions during the pendency of the claim or approximate thereto. The claims for other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to revise a prior decision that granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding no clear and unmistakable error.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for non-allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not show that the condition met any of the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis and a 20 percent rating for right sciatic radiculopathy, but denied higher ratings for left sciatic radiculopathy, chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), service connection for chronic sinusitis, pain of the right knee, bilateral hearing loss, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for right ear hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, dermatosis of the right arm and legs, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a respiratory disability, restless leg syndrome on the left, and RLS on the right.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his service-connected conditions, as well as remanded for further action regarding the initial compensable disability rating.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and patellofemoral pain syndrome but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, a higher rating for rhinitis, and an initial compensable rating for asthma.