Va Disability Rating Allergic Rhinitis

Entitlement to an initial 10 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis prior to January 7 2013 GRANTED rating in excess of 10 percent starting January 7 2013 DENIED Citation Nr.

Va disability rating allergic rhinitis. Service Connected for both Sinusitis and Allergic Rhinitis here. You really need to convince the CP examiner it is a current condition in addtion to the condition started in mililtary service and the conditions connection to military service. One of the most overlooked yet advantageous ways to get a higher VA disability rating is through SECONDARY service connection. Veterans with both conditions are often able to service-connect both conditions and receive a VA chronic rhinitis rating and VA sleep apnea rating at the same time.

Rhinitis is a known aggravator of sleep apnea. The results of your sinus scan and amount of antibiotic usage per year will determine your percentage rating. Heart Disease Sleep Apnea. 10 No growth but at least 50 of passages on both sides or 100 on one nasal passage blocked.

There isnt a 0 rating listed under Allergic Rhinitis on the rating schedule. Service connection for allergic rhinitis and deviated septum were denied. Evaluation of allergic rhinitis currently evaluated as 0 percent disabling. 30 Without polyps but with greater than 50-percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.

The veteran also suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. 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. Rhinitis can be linked to microarousals and sleep fragmentation which can worsen sleep apnea. Entitlement to an initial 10 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis prior to January 7 2013 GRANTED rating in excess of 10 percent starting January 7 2013 DENIED Citation Nr.

Without polyps but with greater than 50-percent obstruction of nasal. Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis. The VA stated that these conditions did not exist during his service. They will look at your complete history CT sinus scans how many times you have infections and are places on antibiotics each year.

This quick disability claim letter to VA Comp Pension from my own claim for sinusitis sleep apnea and allergic rhinitis should help get your claim going. 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. Allergic rhinitis can warrant a 30 percent rating but only if the Veteran suffers from polyps. The VA awards disability compensation for each Respiratory System condition that is service-connected.

10 6523 Bacterial rhinitis. VA rates allergic rhinitis under 38 CFR 497 Schedule of Ratings Respiratory System Diagnostic Code DC 6522. Feel free to DM me with any questions. It is under the Code 6522.

30 Rhinitis is consistent and there are certain growths in the tissues. If a veteran currently has a diagnosed service connected disability and believes they have other symptoms or conditions caused or aggravated by the service connected disability then those conditions can be rated the same as if it had happened in military service. 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. Rhinitis is under the respiratory system according to the VA.

VA disability ratings range from 10 percent to 100 percent. Disability emphysema dyspnea on exertion impairment of. Six months after discontinuance of such treatment the appropriate disability rating shall be determined by mandatory VA examination. 30 with polyps.

At least with the 0 rating you can file for an increase if you feel the condition has worsened. The rating decision of July 3 2013 granted service connection for lumbar spondylolysis L5-S1 with a 10 disability rating. The DoD will also rate service-connected Respiratory System conditions as long as they also make the service member Unfit for Duty. For Reservists the condition must have occurred in or resulted from an injury in the Line of Duty to qualify.

The rating criteria includes 10 and 30 percent evaluations based on the following symptomatology. With polyps 30. Knowing where to start when filing y. 6522 Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis.

09-17 805 DATE On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee Oklahoma THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial compensable. There are two percentages. VA rates chronic sinusitis under 38 CFR 497 according to the General Rating Formula for Sinusitis Diagnostic Codes 6510 through 6514.