Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2009

The Board denied service connection for glaucoma, blepharitis, and allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not support a conclusion that these conditions were related to the veteran's active duty service.

The veteran's deviated septum with allergic rhinitis and sinusitis is not productive of allergic or vasomotor rhinitis with polyps, and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.

The Board denied service connection for chronic headaches, sinusitis, hay fever, and psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus was set as February 4, 2006.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for left leg/ankle swelling was withdrawn. The remaining claims were denied as there is no medical evidence of a causal link between the claimed conditions and any incident of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a relationship between his claimed conditions and military service.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral maxillary sinusitis with chronic allergic rhinitis is being remanded for a new VA examination and to obtain any outstanding medical records.

The veteran's service-connected extrinsic asthma is rated at 30 percent, and he was granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and a chronic left wrist sprain.

The veteran's appeal for higher initial evaluations for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with hypertension beginning February 24, 2006 and chronic rhinitis prior to and beginning April 14, 2005 is remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his left shoulder disability, bilateral pes planus, allergic sinusitis and rhinitis, and hypertension.

The veteran was granted service connection for mild spondylotic changes at the L5-S1 level, general myalgia and arthralgia, mood swings, short term memory loss, and nervousness as qualifying chronic disabilities under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The appeal to establish entitlement to a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was dismissed due to the veteran's failure to respond to requests for information and evidence within one year.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not support the presence of a disability or sufficient severity to warrant higher ratings.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for headaches, and the Board denied an increased rating for vasomotor rhinitis with postoperative deviated septum as a 30 percent evaluation was already in place.

The veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis was granted, while right ear hearing loss and bilateral dermatitis of the feet were denied. The PTSD rating remained at 50 percent.

The veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic rhinitis was denied as the evidence did not demonstrate nasal polyps, which would have warranted a higher rating.