Your past-due benefits for seasonal allergic rhinitis have been released to you, and the claim is dismissed as there are no longer outstanding issues.
The deciding factor: The fees were waived by the Veteran's former representatives, and the amount previously withheld was released to the Veteran in November 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24044247
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for seasonal allergic rhinitis and cervical dysplasia have been granted. The Veteran is also awarded a 10% disability rating for her appendectomy scar, effective July 11, 2022.
- Denied
The Board has denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected seasonal allergic rhinitis, finding that his symptoms have not met the criteria for such a rating at any point during the period on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's seasonal allergic rhinitis would have been manifested by greater than 50-percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides, or complete obstruction on one side, if he had not used medication and/or 'allergy shots' (immunotherapy).
- Granted
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