Allergic rhinitis Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis, finding a relationship to the Veteran's TERA participation.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding it directly related to the Veteran's military service and exposure to burn pits in Vietnam.

The Veteran was awarded service connection for allergic rhinitis based on the PACT Act, but an earlier effective date prior to August 10, 2022, is not warranted.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for sinusitis due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for chronic bronchitis, asthma, sinusitis, and rhinitis were granted. The claims for service connection for right hand disability, right shoulder disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, erectile dysfunction, bilateral shoulder disability, and left wrist disability were remanded.

The Veteran was granted a rating of total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based upon service-connected disorders effective July 20, 2022, and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. chapter 35 for the same effective date.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, as there is no evidence of nasal polyps and the symptoms are already compensated through other service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for chronic sinusitis due to a lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for shin splints, left leg; shin splints, right leg; and a compensable rating for genital herpes.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection of allergic rhinitis, choosing to seek review via a supplemental claim instead.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a neck disability, while remanding claims for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, prostate cancer, and benign prostate hypertrophy.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain and denied or remanded the other issues on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left foot crush injury, and sciatic radiculopathy of both lower extremities, also secondary to the newly service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection and higher ratings, requesting to submit supplemental claims instead.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions due to untimely filing of the December 2024 VA Form 10182.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased evaluations for GERD, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and TBI.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 12, 2022, for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea with reactive airway disease and allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including bilateral wrist, ankle, foot, shoulder, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, lumbosacral spine, and carpal tunnel syndrome, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.