The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for rhinitis, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current diagnosis and his military service or herbicide exposure. The Veteran's lay statements were not considered competent medical evidence in this case.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical or scientific evidence linking the development of rhinitis to herbicide agent exposure, and there are no other competent nexus opinions provided by medical professionals.
- Claimed conditions
- rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2023
- Citation
- A23027685
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, elbows condition, cervical condition, erectile dysfunction, kidney condition, sleep apnea, wrists condition, asthma, shoulders condition, ankles condition, eye condition (bilateral dry macular degeneration), peripheral vascular disease (heart condition), and rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical strain and denied service connection for rhinitis.
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