The Veteran's chronic allergic rhinitis has not been manifested by, in the absence of polyps, greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side. Therefore, an initial compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find evidence of polyps and obstruction of the nasal passage greater than 50 percent on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0919062
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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