The claim for service connection for a neck disability is dismissed. The increased rating for allergic rhinitis, evaluated as noncompensable prior to September 13, 2020, and as 10 percent thereafter, remains on appeal. The TDIU claim prior to January 13, 2020, is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service connection for a neck disability was already adjudicated favorably in September 2014 when the Board dismissed the appeal due to lack of jurisdiction as it had been granted by the RO. The TDIU claim prior to January 13, 2020, is denied because the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a TDIU at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, allergic rhinitis, status post septoplasty
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2026
- Citation
- 26001381
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of a neck disability due to pre-decisional error in not obtaining a VA examination and medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for neck and back disabilities due to a lack of medical evidence supporting the Veteran's assertions. The VA will obtain an examination and provide an opinion on whether these disabilities are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left leg shin splints, right leg shin splints, back disability, and neck disability due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding these conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for neck and back disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
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