Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, as he is shown to be employed fulltime as a police officer earning over $67,000 per year.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis on a presumptive basis due to exposure to particulate matter during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis but denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to a low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, chronic headaches, and right knee disability. The claims for a compensable rating for an itchy linear scar coccyx status-post pilonidal cyst, rating in excess of 10 percent for a painful linear scar on the coccyx, and compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for cervical strain.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis was granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent from December 21, 2017 to July 20, 2020.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's left inguinal hernia and remanded an issue regarding rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis, respiratory disorder (shortness of breath), low back pain (lumbar spine disorder), erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD, hypertension as secondary to PTSD, tremors as secondary to PTSD, and migraines as secondary to PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility under the VA PCAFC to allow further processing based on a now-eligible serious injury incurred during a qualified period of service.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and denied an increased rating for the back disability from September 15, 2023. The left shoulder and OSA claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, low back disability, knee strains, foot disability, and others, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for eczema, rhinitis, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the decision on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, sinusitis, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease with hypertensive renal disease. The Board also denied a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the claim for further development regarding rhinitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and she is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's asthma was granted a rating of 60 percent, but not higher. The claim for an increased rating for allergic rhinitis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and denied an initial, compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis. The other issues of entitlement to service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, left hand tremors, right hand tremors, left leg restless leg syndrome, and right leg restless leg syndrome were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and a left knee condition, but denied service connection for hearing loss, vertigo, right ankle, right knee, and right wrist conditions. The claims for lumbar spine and allergic rhinitis were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensable initial disability ratings for allergic rhinitis, orchitis, recurrent hemorrhoids, and hyperflexibility of the bilateral ring fingers and little fingers.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a sinus disorder, and memory loss to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.