The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the veteran's chronic rhinosinusitis is related to service.
The deciding factor: The examiner will assess whether there is more than a 50% probability that the veteran's chronic rhinosinusitis is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic rhinosinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0411346
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0411346.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU for service-connected disabilities prior to January 14, 2017 and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic rhinosinusitis on a direct basis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic rhinosinusitis, finding that the condition was caused by exposure to toxins during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma and its potential relation to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
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