The Board granted service connection for skin dermatitis but denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's skin dermatitis had its onset in service, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran. However, the symptoms of the Veteran's rhinitis did not more nearly approximate greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction of nasal passage on one side.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis (rhinitis), allergic reaction, skin dermatitis (dermatitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25040741
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.
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