Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for allergic rhinitis, a compensable evaluation for a right knee scar, and service connection for sinusitis. The claims for service connection for back disorder, foot disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of February 1, 2021, for the awards of service connection and secondary service connection for various disabilities.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not show greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side, which are required for a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6522.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis with rhinitis and remanded the claim for an increased rating for asthma due to inadequate examination.

The Board granted service connection for chronic allergic rhinitis and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory condition other than allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and insomnia, as well as an increased disability rating greater than 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, dismissed the appeal for service connection for chronic sinusitis as moot, and denied initial compensable ratings for hypertension and allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right ear ruptured tympanic membrane, to include right ear hearing loss and vertigo, but denied service connection for other conditions including right index finger pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, diabetes mellitus type II, and skin disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease, CML, hypertension, non-allergic rhinitis, and hypothyroidism to obtain a VA examination that addresses the Veteran's competent and credible statements of exposure to fumes as causing his conditions.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and a higher rating, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for service-connected headaches, effective from November 1, 2021 to April 11, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an initial rating of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine (neck). The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

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

The Veteran was granted service connection for allergic rhinitis with acute sinusitis and an initial rating of 20 percent for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, while the claims for arthritis and increased ratings for lumbosacral strain were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for service-connected allergic rhinitis as the criteria for a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6522 have not been met.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability other than obstructive sleep apnea with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and granulomatous lung disease, allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis is dismissed due to the untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, depression, severe alcohol use disorder and moderate cocaine use disorder due to military sexual trauma (MST), and granted increased ratings for certain service-connected disabilities. The claim for dizziness was dismissed, as was the entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for recurrent rhabdomyolysis, but remanded the claims for cervical spine disability and post-septoplasty residuals (evaluated as allergic rhinitis) for further development.