Rating Increase

[cooter]

when you apply for a rating increase, can you use evidence of your symptoms dated back from 94 (such as polyps)? The doc says they will shrink and come back often. Does the polyps have to be present during a C&P exam?

[john999]

I think the c&p doctor is going to want something current to show evidence of this problem. He is not going to base a evaluation on records from 1994. You have to have the condition now. You need a nexus to service and you have to have current DX or symptoms of a disability. What kind of polyps are we talking about?

[cooter]

I think the c&p doctor is going to want something current to show evidence of this problem. He is not going to base a evaluation on records from 1994. You have to have the condition now. You need a nexus to service and you have to have current DX or symptoms of a disability. What kind of polyps are we talking about?

John

I was Dx in 72 while in service with Rhinitis with post service treatment till this day. During the years the polyps come and go making it hard to breath thru the nose. I was thinking of putting in a claim for rhinitis with polyps.

[Berta]

http://www4.va.gov/vetapp10/files4/1034593.txt

Do you mean allergic rhinitis?

“An initial 10 percent evaluation is granted for allergic

rhinitis, subject to regulations governing the payment of

monetary benefits.”

This BVA case shows how they rate allergic rhinitus and how they account for polups and intermittent flare ups-etc.

"I was Dx in 72 while in service with Rhinitis with post service treatment till this day"

I would put in the claim if I were you.

[cooter]

http://www4.va.gov/v...es4/1034593.txt

Do you mean allergic rhinitis?

"An initial 10 percent evaluation is granted for allergic

rhinitis, subject to regulations governing the payment of

monetary benefits."

This BVA case shows how they rate allergic rhinitus and how they account for polups and intermittent flare ups-etc.

"I was Dx in 72 while in service with Rhinitis with post service treatment till this day"

I would put in the claim if I were you.

Thank's Berta, as always!

The time frame between mine and the BVA case as far as the onset goes makes me feel better. As far as the Polyps go, it diffently seems you HAVE to have the Polyps during the VA exam to get a higher rateing. Berta, do you know anything about sleep study results? I don't know if this has anything to do with my sinus condition, the sleep study diagnosed me having (1) Hypersomnia, unspecified (2) Mild upper airway resistance syndrome. Would this be something I should summit with the claim for Allergic Rhinitis?

[cooter]

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