Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and denied an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic rhinitis with deviated nasal septum.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and non-compensable ratings for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, thoracolumbar strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine, right knee strain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity sciatic nerve.

The Board granted service connection for RIGHT shoulder impingement syndrome, LEFT shoulder impingement syndrome, RIGHT hand pain, LEFT hand pain, flexural eczema skin condition, tinea pedis skin condition to the feet, and allergic rhinitis. The claims for a RIGHT arm / RIGHT forearm condition and a respiratory condition to the lungs were denied.

The Board remands the case to obtain a VA medical opinion addressing whether allergic rhinitis was aggravated by service.

The Board granted service connection for bronchiectasis, rhinitis, nocardia, sinusitis, asthma, and bilateral hearing loss based on in-service herbicide exposure.

The appeal was granted for the severance of service connection for deviated nasal septum, which was found to be improper.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and a compensable rating for rhinitis, and remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for asthma and bronchitis.

The appeal for increased ratings and service connection claims were dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system.

The Board granted service connection for otitis media secondary to allergic rhinitis and restored the 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, effective September 23, 2023. The claims for scarring on the eardrums and a higher rating for allergic rhinitis were remanded.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and service connection, including for allergic rhinitis, bladder condition, COPD, sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, PTSD with alcohol use disorder, and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for multiple respiratory conditions, including sarcoidosis, bronchial asthma, COPD, chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, emphysema, and tuberculosis pleurisy.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for sinusitis but denied service connection for anxiety disorder and PTSD, and denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and chronic tension headaches.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for increased ratings of prostatitis, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, effective February 8, 2021.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for service-connected chronic sinusitis and denied the restoration of a 50 percent disability rating for service-connected migraines, as well as other increased ratings.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for allergic rhinitis from December 2, 2014, to present and denied ratings in excess of 30 percent or any compensable rating prior to that date.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for impetigo and denied all other claims for increased ratings.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any of the conditions.