The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis and a compensable rating for frontal sinusitis, but granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the service-connected frontal sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to the lack of nasal polyps or more severe episodes of sinusitis. However, her migraines were found to be proximately due to her service-connected frontal sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic rhinitis, Frontal sinusitis, Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25058221
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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