The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, effective from the date of the April 2005 VA examination. Service connection for bronchitis and asthma is also granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms have been consistent with allergic rhinitis, which more closely resembles a complete obstruction on one side as evidenced by recent VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Allergic Rhinitis","additional_notes":"Partial obstruction more closely resembles a complete obstruction on one side with current VA examination findings that more closely resemble a greater than 50 percent obstruction on both sides."}, {"condition_name":"Bronchitis"}, {"condition_name":"Asthma"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0617810
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What this means for you
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