Va Disability Allergic Rhinitis

VA Disability Ratings for Rhinitis.

Va disability allergic rhinitis. 6522 Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis. 10 No growth but at least 50 of passages on both sides or 100 on one nasal passage blocked. Our records show that you were scheduled to an exam of this condition at the VA medical Center and you called reporting that you could not report due to job conflict. Allergic rhinitis GRANTED Citation Nr.

The veteran is not entitled to an increased disability rating for allergic rhinitis symptoms during any other time period relevant to the instant appeal. What it appears the VA did was is combine my sleep apnea and asthma rating together as asthma with obstructive sleep apnea previously asthma DC 6602. 30 Without polyps but with greater than 50-percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side. Again to receive an extraschedular rating for rhinitis the veterans symptoms must not already be contemplated ie taken into account in the rating criteria set forth under DC 6522.

The VA awards disability compensation for each Respiratory System condition that is service-connectedThe DoD will also rate service-connected Respiratory System conditions as long as they also make the service member Unfit for DutyFor Reservists the condition must have occurred in or resulted from an injury in the Line of Duty to qualify. An extraschedular VA disability rating may be warranted for veterans who experience unique or especially severe symptoms of a service-connected condition. The Increase for Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis took about 5 months with Sleep Apnea being deferred - the VA granted an increase in Asthma to 60 and an increase in Allergic Rhinitis to 10. Rhinitis is under the respiratory system according to the VA.

497 DC 6522. If your allergic rhinitis is constant and is severe to the point that you have abnormal growths forming in your tissues you will get a disability rating of 30 percent. Where the criteria for a compensable rating under a Diagnostic Code are not met and the schedule does not provide for a 0 percent evaluation a 0 percent rating will be assigned when the required symptomatology is not shown. Sinus Disabilities Could Cause Secondary Conditions Though most sinus conditions will not come with a high rating it is vital for Veterans to consider their secondary conditions.

The Veteran reported a long term history of allergic rhinitis that became worse on active duty especially during fall and spring and worse at certain duty stations. 10 6523 Bacterial rhinitis. It is under the Code 6522. The Respiratory System Overview.

Veterans may develop this condition as a result of their active-duty military service in which case they may be entitled to VA disability benefits. There are two percentages. This evening I went to check my claim status and noted it has closed so I checked the disabilities tab. The evaluationof allergicrhinitis is continued as 0 disabling.

Allergic rhinitis can warrant a 30 percent rating but only if the Veteran suffers from polyps. Rating for Allergic Rhinitis The Veteran contends that his service-connected allergic rhinitis is more severe than currently rated 0 percent effective May 27 2009. A 30 percent disability rating is the maximum rating permitted for allergic rhinitis under Diagnostic Code 6522. 30 Rhinitis is consistent and there are certain growths in the tissues.

During a February 2015 VA examination the examiner noted diagnoses of chronic sinusitides allergic rhinitis and deviated nasal septum. VA disability ratings range from 10 percent to 100 percent.