Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2026

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for rhinitis is being remanded due to errors in the duty to assist and a need for additional evidence. The AOJ must obtain the Veteran's military personnel records, provide notice of his right to a hearing, and request a VA examination to determine if his rhinitis is related to service or toxic exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and dismissed the proposed severance of service connection for plantar fasciitis. The Veteran's current allergic rhinitis is considered to have started during his period of active duty for training.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo, chronic allergic conjunctivitis, and recurrent acute maxillary and ethmoidal sinusitis with underlying chronic allergic rhinitis. The decision is based on direct service connection due to in-service onset of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for sinusitis is being remanded due to deficiencies in the VA examinations conducted prior to the July 2020 higher-level review decision. The AOJ will need to obtain a new examination that includes diagnostic imaging, considers relevant medical history, and evaluates the severity of symptoms during symptomatic periods without medication.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, rhinitis, IBS, and right ear hearing loss as there is no persuasive evidence of record showing the Veteran has these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were granted with effective dates of March 31, 2006. The Veteran was found to be in need of regular aid and attendance due to his stroke and other disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, right ankle strain, lumbar radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, right-hand disability, congestive heart failure, allergic rhinitis, and type II diabetes mellitus. The decision is based on secondary service connection due to these conditions being caused by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and ratings have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing from appellate consideration in December 2025.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound status due to her service-connected conditions and additional nonservice-connected disabilities, finding that she did not meet the criteria for SMC.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates as they were received more than one year after her intent to file a claim, and no good cause extension was requested.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as aggravated by her service-connected allergic rhinitis. Her compensable rating for service-connected allergic rhinitis is denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for allergic rhinitis was granted. The compensable rating claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the claims for hypertension and heart attack were remanded.

The Board denied the claim for TDIU prior to October 18, 2018 due to a lack of evidence showing that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has denied service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the issue of service connection for OSA due to insufficient medical opinion regarding exposure during service.

The Veteran's spouse, C., was added as a dependent to his VA disability compensation award effective January 20, 2023.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings for service-connected allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, with full understanding of the consequences.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis. The claim will be reconsidered with a new examination.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for lupus, increased disability ratings for Tourette's syndrome, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, and a right upper extremity scar. The Veteran was not provided notice of his right to a hearing on these supplemental claims.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis, finding that the condition had onset in service and has persisted since then.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 24, 2009 for the award of service connection for rhinitis. The Veteran's claim was pending at that time and he had continuous allergy symptoms since service.