Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for various conditions, including cervical spine disability, numbness of upper extremities, right shoulder impingement syndrome, allergic rhinitis, and scars.

The Board denied service connection for a disability manifesting in chronic hoarseness other than rhinitis and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for allergic rhinitis but denied a compensable evaluation for sinusitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his respiratory disorder, allergic rhinitis, chronic headaches, hypertension, and middle back sprain did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and granted service connection for lumbar discogenic pain with right radiculopathy, left thumb injury residuals, bilateral hand tremors, chronic rhinitis (presumptively), and chronic sinusitis.,The Veteran's lumbar discogenic pain with right radiculopathy is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence to support higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The Board denied service connection for bronchiectasis and allergic rhinitis, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the in-service toxic exposures and the current conditions.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for rhinitis (claimed as allergies) because the probative evidence did not show greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passages on both sides or complete obstruction on one side, or with polyps.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for non-allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to September 25, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and diabetic polyneuropathy of both lower extremities. The claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, allergic rhinitis, and other conditions were either readjudicated or remanded.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing during its pendency.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining claims were remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted restoration of the Veteran's disability rating for allergic rhinitis with traumatic deviated nasal septum to 30 percent, effective June 1, 2025, and dismissed the appeal regarding a compensable rating for migraines.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and generalized anxiety disorder, and increased the rating for migraine headaches to 50%. The appeal for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chest congestion disorder, to include chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, and a left knee disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence to support a causal relationship between his conditions and military service or that his conditions are more severe than currently rated.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, dermatosis of the feet, irritable bowel syndrome, and traumatic brain injury. The appeal was denied for increased ratings for PTSD, tremors of the hands, functional digestive disorder, asthma, rhinitis, and chin scar.