Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, denied a higher initial disability rating for emphysema, and denied referral for TDIU. The claims for asthma and COPD were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, prostatitis, kidney stones, and multiple other disabilities. The earlier effective date claim was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, while denying increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and GERD. The issue of GERD was dismissed as moot.

The Board denied service connection for a right elbow disability and an increased evaluation for PTSD with OCD, and remanded claims for service connection for osteoarthritis involving multiple joints and allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for a scar on the right ring finger and denied service connection for refractive errors of the eyes. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the appeal for severance of service connection for rhinitis and entitlement to service connection for asthma, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection for rhinitis and that there was no evidence supporting a link between either condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and sinusitis based on the evidence showing that these conditions were incurred during active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during service and have been continuous since then.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and a compensable initial disability rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right knee limitation of flexion from January 28, 2019, and separate 10 percent ratings for instability in both knees as of February 14, 2019, while denying increased ratings for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, left knee limitation of flexion, and a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, and remanded the other issues for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for non-allergic rhinitis, as the evidence did not support a finding of greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passages on both sides or complete obstruction of one side.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma and non-allergic rhinitis, as well as remanded claims for service connection for chronic bronchitis and chronic sinusitis.

The Board remands the appeal for the AOJ to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis due to presumed exposure to fine particulate matter in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, and increased ratings for lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the case to obtain complete treatment records from the Birmingham VA for the period prior to October 2001.

The Board granted service connection for fibromyalgia and allergic rhinitis, effective January 16, 2024.

The Board granted eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a January 2024 rating decision, as it pertains to the award of service connection for sinusitis, but denied such eligibility for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and dismissed the claims for kidney disease, special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance, and other conditions that were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches and denied service connection for sinusitis, while also denying a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis.