Allergic rhinitis — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for a sinus disability, to include allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, but denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and dismissed the appeal for service connection for prostate cancer.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis as the evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran has or had allergic rhinitis during the pendency of this appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis, finding that it more nearly approximated nasal obstruction of greater than 50 percent on both sides.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, but denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis. The claim for service connection for a liver condition was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder impingement syndrome, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. However, it granted service connection for headaches and remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and alcohol use disorder.

The veteran withdrew all pending claims, including those for increased ratings and service connection.

The Board granted an effective date of May 2, 2023, for the award of service connection for non-allergic rhinitis but denied a rating greater than 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis as the evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran has or had allergic rhinitis during the pendency of this appeal.

The appeal for a compensable initial rating for allergic rhinitis was dismissed as it had already been decided by the Board based on the same Higher-Level Review rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a link between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for non-allergic rhinitis as there was no evidence of greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side, nor any evidence of nasal polyps.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic fatigue syndrome, granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and denied service connection for central pain syndrome. The Board also remanded claims for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, both to include as secondary to OSA.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for various conditions, including cervical spine disability, numbness of upper extremities, right shoulder impingement syndrome, allergic rhinitis, and scars.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed, and the claims for rhinitis, paralysis of the right lower extremity sciatic nerve, a neck disability (cervical strain), right upper extremity nerve damage, back disability (lumbosacral strain), and paralysis of the left lower extremity sciatic nerve were denied or remanded.