The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to determine the frequency and duration of incapacitating episodes requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment, as well as non-incapacitating episodes characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further examination to assess the frequency and duration of incapacitating episodes and non-incapacitating episodes for maxillary sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- left maxillary sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0602757
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted increased ratings for allergic rhinitis and left maxillary sinusitis, but dismissed the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and bronchitis due to a procedural defect.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate statement of reasons or bases for denying a compensable rating for left maxillary sinusitis with Caldwell-Luc procedure. The Veteran's last VA examination was conducted in May 2019, and another examination is needed to assess his current severity.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of April 22, 2019 for the increased ratings of left maxillary sinusitis (30%), patellofemoral syndrome, left knee with compartment arthritis (10%), and right knee patellofemoral syndrome with compartment arthritis (10%).
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left maxillary sinusitis with Caldwell-Luc procedure does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, as there were no incapacitating episodes of sinusitis requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment or non-incapacitating episodes characterized by headaches, pain and purulent discharge.
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