The Veteran's reduction in rating for service-connected allergic rhinitis from 10% to noncompensable was improper, and his prior 10% rating is restored as of December 11, 2017. His entitlement to a higher rating for the condition remains denied.
The deciding factor: The reduction in rating was improper because there was no actual improvement in the Veteran's allergic rhinitis that would allow him to function better under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20004882
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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