The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and readjudicated the claims for PTSD, right ankle disorder, and hypertension based on new evidence. The evaluation in excess of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War era supports a presumptive grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis. New evidence was received to warrant readjudication of PTSD and right ankle disorder claims, but an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus was denied due to already receiving the maximum schedular rating.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right ankle disorder, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019266
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