The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis and an increased rating for hypertension. The case of the evaluation to be assigned for upper gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to acute gastritis is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were previously adjudicated, and new evidence did not reopen his claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis. His hypertension was found not to warrant an increased rating as it did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic Rhinitis, Gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0009092
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What this means for you
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