The veteran's sleep apnea claim resulted in a 50 percent evaluation, effective December 9, 2002.,Service connection for allergic rhinitis was granted with an effective date of March 14, 2002.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted a statement on March 14, 2002, which could be construed as an informal claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Sleep Apnea"}, {"condition_name":"Allergic Rhinitis"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0614378
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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