The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for non-allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not show a greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence did not establish a higher, 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6522 for the period on appeal due to minimal functional impairment and lack of greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction.
- Claimed conditions
- non-allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010196
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,113 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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