The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for service connection for allergic rhinitis with polyps based on the passage of the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met all eligibility criteria on the effective date of the liberalizing law changes in the PACT Act and that eligibility existed continuously thereafter to the date of claim.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis with polyps
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25024314
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,861 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for chronic sinusitis and a 30 percent disability rating, which is the maximum schedular rating, for allergic rhinitis with polyps. The sleep apnea was denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to May 20, 2018. The Board denied the claim for TDIU as there was no evidence showing he was unemployable due to his service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the issuance of a supplemental statement of the case regarding increased ratings for left knee arthritis and maxillary sinusitis.
- Granted
The Veteran's sinusitis and allergic rhinitis have been rated at 30 percent, the maximum available under the rating schedule.
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