Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety but denied service connection for sinus condition and neck disability. The issue of entitlement to service connection for undifferentiated connective tissue disease was remanded.

The Board remands the matter of a compensable rating for rhinitis and entitlement to TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's allergy medication.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and GERD on a secondary basis, but denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for bilateral hip pain, DEA benefits, and other issues.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from September 22, 2020, but no higher. The appeal for TDIU and service connection claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction, but granted an increased rating of 40 percent for a low back disability (intervertebral disc syndrome) and 20 percent for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and headaches, but denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, lumbar strain, and left knee strain. The initial rating period from March 5, 2024, was denied for allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including sleep apnea, knee and back issues, neck strain, shin splints, shoulder strain, sinusitis, rhinitis, GERD, penile condition, and bilateral flatfoot.

The Board granted an effective date of March 5, 2012, for allergic rhinitis and a disability rating of 30 percent.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for degenerative disc disease (DDD) with degenerative arthritis and retrolisthesis from February 16, 2021. Other claims were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) exclusively due to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status from August 31, 2023.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis based on the Veteran's reported symptoms and medication use, which more nearly approximate greater than 50-percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.

The Board granted a maximum schedular 30 percent rating for rhinitis effective from December 6, 2024, based on the presence of nasal polyps.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and allergic rhinitis, finding no evidence that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disability.

The appeal for service connection for benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) was dismissed by the Veteran. Service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis was denied.

The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for cervical strain and a separate 10 percent rating for limited lateral excursion range of motion due to TMJD, while denying an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and dismissing the claim for a rating higher than 10 percent for allergic rhinitis as moot.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and granted a 40 percent disability rating for right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, while denying all other claims.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied increased ratings for several service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or aggravation related to service.