Allergic rhinitis decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings, service connection, and TDIU were denied. The decision also dismissed claims related to breathing problems, severance of service connection for right ear hearing loss, earlier effective date for the grant of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as major depressive disorder) and remanded the claims of rhinitis and sinus disorder due to a lack of medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, asthma, an acquired psychiatric disability, a right knee disability, and a left shoulder disability due to the failure to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected vasomotor rhinitis, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a 10% disability rating under Diagnostic Code 6522.

The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis is remanded due to uncertainty about the cause of his nasal obstruction and the need for additional private treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis is not rated higher than noncompensable due to lack of evidence of greater than 50 percent obstruction or polyps.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for further evaluation and determination of eligibility.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, traumatic brain injury, and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran was granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that his current diagnosis began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is granted with an initial 10 percent rating but no higher. The Board finds moderate disability with pain on use and denies any higher ratings based on the lack of objective evidence of severe deformity, swelling, or characteristic callosities.,The Veteran's allergic rhinitis claim is denied as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 6522.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea has been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus, rhinitis, a neck disability, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for a back disability, as well as TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to service or secondary to his service-connected asthma, PTSD, and/or allergic rhinitis. A new examination is needed.

The Board has granted service connection for a lower back disability and allergic rhinitis, but has remanded the issues of service connection for prostate cancer and tension headaches, as well as the issue of a 10 percent disability rating for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral foot disabilities have been granted service connection. The Board has also remanded several issues for further examination and opinion.,Service connection is being sought for sleep apnea, but the VA examinations did not adequately address whether it was secondary to PTSD.