The Board has granted service connection for allergies and TMJ dysfunction with degenerative arthritis of the jaw. The claims for residuals of a left Achilles tendon rupture, including tendonitis, and tendonitis of the left knee and quadriceps are remanded.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's allergic rhinitis and bilateral TMJ arthritis began during his second period of service and have continued since then.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergies, TMJ dysfunction with degenerative arthritis of the jaw
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0622010
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The VA will obtain medical opinions regarding the relationship between the claimed conditions and service-connected bilateral hearing loss, as well as a TERA examination for frequent urination.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected allergies, finding that without daily medications, his allergic rhinitis would likely be manifested by greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergies was denied in March 1976 and not reopened until September 20, 2023. The Board found that the earliest effective date for service connection is September 20, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for a new VA examination.
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