Allergic rhinitis Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for eustachian tube dysfunction, rhinitis, and sinusitis.

The Board granted an effective date of April 13, 2017, for the grant of service connection for chronic sinusitis, chronic rhinitis, and bronchitis.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, claimed as heart failure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of gall bladder removal and allergic rhinitis, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right shoulder disability, granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act, and remanded several issues including direct service connection for sinusitis.

The Board denied increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, and peripheral vestibular disorder but granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for nystagmus as a manifestation of the peripheral vestibular disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a compensable disability rating for non-allergic rhinitis based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied service connection for emphysema and rhinitis as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions during or near the time of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and right knee strain, but denied an evaluation greater than 0 percent for allergic rhinitis.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was dismissed, and several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis and found that new evidence was not submitted to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for Meniere's disease, bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral pes planus, and type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating, TDIU, and service connection for various conditions.

The Board is remanding the claim for an examination that addresses all relevant evidence of record.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's service-connected sinusitis and rhinitis, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the criteria provided.

The Veteran is granted an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment due to the permanent loss of use of his feet and functional equivalent of right hip ankylosis resulting from his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in the portion of a November 2023 rating decision granting higher ratings for Hepatitis B residuals as well as gout symptomatology of the left and right great toes, but denied such eligibility for service connection of allergic rhinitis.