The Veteran's allergic rhinitis and migraines are service-connected, with the latter being secondary to her service-connected allergic rhinitis. The right shoulder disability is remanded for further examination, as is the eye disability. The bilateral foot disability is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had a preexisting condition (allergic rhinitis) and that it was aggravated during service, granting service connection for allergic rhinitis. For migraines, which are secondary to her service-connected allergic rhinitis, the Board granted service connection as well. The right shoulder disability is remanded due to conflicting evidence in the record regarding its onset. Similarly, the eye disability is also remanded because of unclear findings from a previous examination. Lastly, the bilateral foot disability is remanded as there was no direct service connection provided and the examiner did not address whether any surgeries performed during service may have caused the current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis, migraines, right shoulder disability, eye disability, bilateral foot disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18150883
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