Allergic rhinitis Board decisions

The veteran is granted a 10% disability rating for rhinitis but denied a compensable rating for bladder cancer.

The veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD was granted. The evidence showed that the veteran's PTSD symptoms were severe enough to prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for several conditions were denied, but some issues related to service connection and ratings were remanded for further review.

The appeal for service connection of allergic rhinitis is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's sleep apnea, considering it secondary to their service-connected rhinitis.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA evaluations and requests for a new examination to determine if any current allergy disability, including allergic rhinitis, had its onset during active service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The veteran's appeal for allergic rhinitis was granted, and service connection for asthma was granted under the PACT Act. The claim for asthma on a basis other than the PACT Act was remanded.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and rhinitis due to procedural errors.

Service connection for sinusitis was denied. The claims for GERD, allergic rhinitis, and bilateral pes planus were remanded for further consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for allergic rhinitis.

The appeal for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and asthma was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions due to lack of current diagnosis or functional loss.

The Veteran's appeal for higher disability ratings for rhinitis and sinusitis was dismissed because the Veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than April 30, 2012 for the ratings of sinusitis and allergic rhinitis.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of allergic rhinitis with septal deviation was dismissed because the veteran withdrew it.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of allergic rhinitis to obtain an adequate medical opinion. The Veteran's service treatment records contain complaints of allergies, and a VA examination in July 2022 confirmed the diagnosis but did not find a direct cause related to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to one service-connected disability, finding that he was not rendered unemployable based on only one of his service-connected disabilities. The decision is binding only with respect to this specific matter and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability.

The Veteran's asthma, allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, bilateral plantar fasciitis, cardiovascular disease, left shoulder condition, scars, kidney condition, TBI residuals, diabetes mellitus type II, diverticulitis, gastritis, and hypertension are remanded due to incomplete service records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for rhinitis disability, finding that the evidence supports a diagnosis of rhinitis and the presumptive exposure to particulate matter during service in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's headaches are granted as aggravated by service-connected tinnitus. Service connection for allergic rhinitis and sinusitis is denied.