Allergic rhinitis Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of chronic kidney disease or right knee joint osteoarthritis related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for higher initial ratings and an earlier effective date, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier start date for his service-connected conditions.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected scar, status-post appendectomy, but denied all other claims for increased ratings and service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating due to recurring auditory and visual hallucinations, persistent risk of self-harm, and repeated cycles of manic and depressive episodes.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not show symptoms meeting the criteria required by law.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, GERD, and IBS were granted with effective dates based on the PACT Act of 2022.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, left and right sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia, allergic rhinitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbar strain but denied higher ratings and service connection for other conditions.

The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected conditions and denied service connection for several additional conditions, including tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, left sciatic radicular pain of the left leg, traumatic brain injury (TBI), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic fatigue syndrome, and a back disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for asthma. The issues of service connection for chronic rhinitis and vertigo, claimed as dizziness, are remanded.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the increased rating claims for bilateral lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of a 30 percent rating for asthma and a 10 percent rating for rhinitis, as the evidence did not establish that these conditions met the criteria for higher ratings prior to May 8, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for agoraphobia, left hip tendinopathy, and allergic rhinitis. The Veteran was also granted a 50% rating for tension headaches.

The Board granted the restoration of the 10 percent rating for maxillary and frontal sinusitis and rhinitis, effective November 1, 2024.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits, service connection for various conditions, and higher initial disability ratings.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and hearing loss, right ear, but denied service connection for lumbar spine pain, radicular pain and paresthesia of the lower extremities, allergic rhinitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, functional abdominal pain syndrome, restless leg syndrome, tremors of the hands, respiratory insufficiency, chronic headaches, left ankle sprain, and right ankle sprain.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, unspecified anxiety disorder, seborrheic dermatitis, and denied increased ratings for left shoulder disability, myalgia, left-hand disability, right-hand disability, right shoulder disability, kidney stones, plantar fasciitis, lung disability, actinic keratosis, and squamous cell carcinoma. The Board remanded service connection claims for several conditions.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) and denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for allergic rhinitis.