Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for rhinitis to schedule a new VA examination to assess the severity of the service-connected condition in the absence of medication.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported using medication during VA examinations, and the Board finds it necessary to reassess the functional impairment caused by rhinitis without the ameliorative effects of such medication.
- Claimed conditions
- rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094755
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