Prior to January 21, 2010, the Veteran's allergic rhinitis was characterized by no nasal obstruction without polyps.,From January 21, 2010, to April 5, 2012, the Veteran's allergic rhinitis was characterized by greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side but no polyps. ,From April 6, 2012, to January 7, 2020, the Veteran's allergic rhinitis was characterized by polyps.,From January 8, 2020, the Veteran's allergic rhinitis was characterized by less than 50% obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or one side and without nasal polyps.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not consistently show that the Veteran had nasal polyps during the periods in question.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20079832
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claim seeking entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.
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