The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected perennial rhinitis does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation based on the current level of disability.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran's perennial rhinitis did not manifest definite atrophy of the intranasal structure, moderate secretion, or greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.
- Claimed conditions
- perennial rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0308382
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 464 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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