Allergic rhinitis Board decisions

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.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis was dismissed as moot, since the Board had already granted the earliest possible effective date in its September 2024 decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and a compensable rating for his service-connected rhinitis.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for chronic sinusitis.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for service-connected asthma and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, while remanding the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board granted service connection for IBS, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, GERD, sleep apnea, and back disability with a 50% rating for headaches. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, knee disabilities, shoulder disabilities, wrist disability, and hand disability were remanded.

The Board granted a 100 percent initial rating for asthma due to the daily use of systemic, high-dose corticosteroids since separation from service. The appeal was remanded for further action on other issues.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, vertigo, a bilateral hip condition and GERD. Service connection was denied for diabetes mellitus type II, left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to low back sciatica, right lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to low back sciatica, hypertension, an increased rating for knee degenerative arthritis, and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to improper concurrent election of multiple review options.

The Board denied an increased rating for allergic rhinitis but granted service connection for sleep apnea, which the Veteran asserts had its onset during his active-duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, residuals of a left orbital bone fracture, scar from hernia surgery - painful, and residuals of hernia surgery/scars.