Partly granted
The appeal for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was denied, and the Board remanded the issue of service connection for sleep disturbances, to include insomnia.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence showing greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage or complete obstruction on one side due to allergic rhinitis. For the sleep disturbances, an adequate medical opinion was not obtained prior to the decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis, sleep disturbances, to include insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018845
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