The veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations were denied. The initial compensable evaluation for rhinitis was not granted, and the claim for an increased evaluation for sinusitis with headaches remains at a 30 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation for rhinitis or an increased evaluation for sinusitis with headaches under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder (to include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis, Sinusitis with Headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0827591
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your past-due benefits for seasonal allergic rhinitis have been released to you, and the claim is dismissed as there are no longer outstanding issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for seasonal allergic rhinitis and cervical dysplasia have been granted. The Veteran is also awarded a 10% disability rating for her appendectomy scar, effective July 11, 2022.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran's sinusitis with headaches warrants an initial 30 percent rating, but no higher. The Veteran's chronic tonsillitis to include chronic laryngitis is rated at 10 percent. Tinnitus remains a pending issue due to insufficient evidence in the record.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected seasonal allergic rhinitis, finding that his symptoms have not met the criteria for such a rating at any point during the period on appeal.
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