The Board denied increased ratings for migraines and chronic sinusitis, granted service connection for allergic rhinitis as secondary to the service-connected sinusitis, and granted a 30 percent rating for chronic constipation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of severe alternating constipation and diarrhea, abdominal pain, and other signs/symptoms supported a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7319. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings for migraines or sinusitis, but granted service connection for allergic rhinitis as secondary to chronic sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis (secondary to chronic sinusitis), chronic constipation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094606
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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