The Board granted service connection for otitis media secondary to allergic rhinitis and restored the 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, effective September 23, 2023. The claims for scarring on the eardrums and a higher rating for allergic rhinitis were remanded.
The deciding factor: The otitis media was related to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis, while the reduction in the rating for allergic rhinitis was not supported by evidence of improvement that extended to her ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- otitis media, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036579
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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