Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including verifying in-service stressors and scheduling examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as no evidence supported higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and disability manifested by shortness of breath, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and Vitamin D deficiency. The Board also granted an initial 20 percent rating for thoracolumbar spine strain.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity sciatica as secondary to lumbosacral strain, and for lumbosacral strain. Service connection was denied for sinusitis. The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were denied.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and GERD but granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Some issues related to other conditions were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury and denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and alcohol use disorder. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis with deviated nasal septum.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for rhinitis (including sinusitis and pharyngitis) to address whether it is due to asbestos exposure or other toxic exposure risk activity, and whether it is secondary to sarcoidosis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for non-allergic rhinitis and a compensable rating for sinusitis, as the evidence did not support higher ratings based on the criteria provided.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, lung disability, and heart disability. The claims for migraines/sinus headaches, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for asthma, bronchitis, obstructive sleep apnea, rhinitis, and sinusitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and a separate disability rating of 10 percent for radiculopathy of the right leg, while denying a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and a higher rating for degenerative arthritis of the spine.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, while dismissing the appeal for sinusitis. The claims for initial disability ratings for acute bronchitis and right knee osteoarthritis were remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of August 5, 2021 for service connection for allergic rhinitis and granted service connection for trapezius myositis and right knee arthritis.

The Board denied an evaluation higher than 30 percent for the service-connected irritable bowel syndrome with functional abdominal pain syndrome and remanded several other issues related to service connection.

The Board remands the claims for a nasal disability, to include allergic rhinitis, and left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis, bronchitis, and asthma based on presumed exposure to fine particulate matter or participation in TERA during service. The claim for an increased rating for chronic sinusitis was denied.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder, rhinitis, thyroid nodule, left knee disability, and right knee disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) prior to June 12, 2024, and denied all other claims including service connection for various respiratory conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, rhinitis, asthma, severe lower back pain, chronic right knee pain, and chronic left knee pain as there was no evidence of a current disability at the time of the claim or during its pendency.