Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings for a headache disability, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 27, 2019, for the grant of service connection for Raynaud's disease and denied an earlier effective date prior to January 27, 2020, for the grant of service connection for temporomandibular disorders (TMD), to include bruxism. The Board also remanded the claim for an initial compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied higher ratings for PTSD and alcohol use disorder, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome. However, service connection was granted for allergic rhinitis under the PACT Act.

The appeal for initial ratings was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his request.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for left knee meniscal tear and chronic rhinitis, but denied earlier effective dates for headaches and a left knee scar. Service connection was also granted for right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and denied increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), lumbar strain, and cervical strain. A 50 percent rating was granted for migraines from January 11, 2021.

The Board granted presumptive service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis under the PACT Act, but remanded direct service connection claims due to a lack of medical evidence.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board dismissed the appeals for a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis prior to September 29, 2015, and a greater than 30 percent rating on and after that date.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and increased the initial disability rating to 30 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not show polyps or greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.

The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a March 2024 rating decision that granted service connection for anxiety/depression, left wrist, rhinitis, and tinnitus disabilities.

The Board granted the appeal with respect to the timeliness of a September 2018 notice of disagreement (NOD) in response to an April 27, 2018, rating decision.

The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantial, gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches and allergic rhinitis due to an inadequate pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for asthma and remanded the claims for migraine headaches and allergic rhinitis due to a lack of adequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a compensable rating for chronic sinusitis, and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, secondary to service-connected disabilities, effective from September 17, 2018. The Veteran was also granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches from September 17, 2018 to January 10, 2020.