Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to various disability ratings and service connection for further development, as the current evidence is incomplete.

The Board granted service connection for chronic rhinitis, allergic and chronic sinusitis based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to burn pits during his service in Iraq and Kuwait.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, non-allergic rhinitis, right hip strain, IBS, and tinnitus. The claims for increased ratings were also denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The remaining claims for various other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and a higher rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder, while remanding claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, increased rating for somatic symptom disorder with persistent depressive disorder and intermittent explosive disorder, and increased rating for left ankle sprain.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sinusitis, granted service connection for tinnitus, and remanded claims related to the right ankle, low back, and residuals of a right triquetral fracture.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and increased the rating for major depressive disorder to 50 percent, while denying increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, and external hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's service connection for colorectal polyps was granted, while the claims for right ear hearing loss and other conditions were denied or partially granted. The PTSD with alcohol use disorder with TBI received a 70 percent rating.

The Board remands the claims for a retrospective opinion to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected rhinitis and sinusitis during the current appellate period.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for sinusitis and rhinitis, as well as service connection for a left ankle strain.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for TBI, a compensable rating for TBI, and granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for coronary artery disease (CAD), status post myocardial infarction, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective May 27, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee, cervical spine, lumbar spine, and sciatic radiculopathy disabilities but denied increased ratings for the psychiatric disorder and other conditions.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 29, 2021 for a 20 percent rating for the right foot status post calcaneal fracture and a noncompensable (0 percent) rating for the right foot scar. The appeal was denied for other issues.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent evaluation for allergic rhinitis based on the presence of nasal polyps.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and allergic rhinitis, assigned a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, and denied service connection for the other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or etiology related to the Veteran's service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, arthrosclerosis (claimed as a heart condition), allergic rhinitis, depressive disorder, and complex partial seizures evolving to generalized seizure due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for additional evidence regarding in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for chronic rhinitis but granted a 10 percent disability rating for chronic sinusitis.