The Veteran's allergic rhinitis was rated noncompensable prior to January 25, 2018 and in excess of 10 percent thereafter. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating prior to January 25, 2018 due to lack of nasal obstruction or polyps.,The Veteran's tension headaches were rated noncompensable prior to December 15, 2016 and 30 percent thereafter. The Board found that the evidence supported a 30 percent rating based on the frequency of prostrating attacks.

The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find any nasal obstruction or polyps in January 2018, which is required for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6522. The Veteran's private treatment records also did not indicate any nasal obstruction or polyps.,The private physician found that the Veteran had prostrating attacks of migraine headache pain once every month and non-migraine headache pain occurred once in two months, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Allergic Rhinitis"}, {"condition_name":"Tension Headaches (formerly known as Dyssomnia)"}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

June 21, 2019

Citation

19148728