The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is being restored to a 10% disability rating.,Service connection for IBS has been granted.,Claims for service connection related to right knee, left knee, and bilateral foot disabilities are being readjudicated.,Claims for service connection related to skin disabilities of the feet are also being readjudicated.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's allergic rhinitis improved such that it no longer meets the criteria for a compensable rating. The reduction was based on improvement in her disability picture under ordinary conditions of life and work.,The evidence supports the grant of service connection for IBS as it is a qualifying chronic disability related to active duty service in the Southwest Asia theater during the Gulf War.,New evidence has been submitted that may support or refute the claims for right knee, left knee, and bilateral foot disabilities. The readjudication will consider this new information.,The Veteran's skin conditions are being readjudicated due to new evidence potentially supporting or refuting these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic Rhinitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability, Bilateral Foot Disability, Skin Disability of the Feet
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2026
- Citation
- A26012982
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
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