The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating, finding that allergic rhinitis was incurred during active duty but Bell's palsy did not meet criteria for a higher disability rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported service connection for allergic rhinitis due to its development during service. However, Bell's palsy did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating as it was diagnosed and treated post-service without showing severe or incomplete paralysis of the 7th cranial nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness characterized by fatigue, multiple joint aches, and a skin rash, undiagnosed illness characterized by abnormal PAP smears and abnormal menstruation, allergic rhinitis, heart condition, bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0109436
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for asthma and a 10 percent rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities were dismissed. The claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for eczema was denied, while the claim of entitlement to allergic rhinitis was not addressed as it pertained to different issues.
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