The Board denied a compensable disability rating for rhinitis (claimed as allergies) because the probative evidence did not show greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passages on both sides or complete obstruction on one side, or with polyps.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA examination found no greater than 50 percent obstruction and no polyps, despite the Veteran's reports of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- rhinitis (claimed as allergies)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25106876
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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