Allergic rhinitis Board decisions

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.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and sinusitis based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis, finding that there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The appeal for increased initial disability ratings was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Notice of Disagreement within one year of the rating decisions.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, asthma, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, and tinnitus. The claims for service connection for hepatitis C and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for non-allergic rhinitis as there was no evidence of greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding that the condition is related to exposure events during Southwest Asia service, specifically exposure to burn pits while in Iraq.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for allergic rhinitis to ensure completeness of the record and consider all possibilities for an earlier effective date.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded the claims for allergic rhinitis and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a need for further evidence.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the Veteran's claims of service connection for sinusitis, rhinitis, and pancreatitis to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there was no credible evidence that these conditions were diagnosed prior to August 7, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an earlier effective date, finding that there was no evidence of current conditions or in-service aggravation to support these claims.