The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 0 percent for his perennial allergic rhinitis, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran’s disability did not manifest as obstruction greater than 50 percent on either side of the nasal passage or polyps, thus preventing a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6522.
- Claimed conditions
- perennial allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- A19003755
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,500 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for perennial allergic rhinitis, finding that the Veteran's current condition manifested during active duty. Service connection for fatigue was denied as there is no evidence linking it to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected perennial allergic rhinitis, finding that her symptoms warrant this rating based on three to six non-incapacitating episodes per year characterized by headaches and purulent discharge or crusting.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for contact dermatitis of the feet and perennial allergic rhinitis, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for contact dermatitis. The claim for perennial allergic rhinitis was remanded due to a lack of medical records.
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