The appeal for service connection for nasal obstruction was remanded to obtain a VA nexus opinion, as the previous examination did not address this specific condition.
The deciding factor: The claim of service connection for nasal obstruction requires further medical evaluation due to the lack of an adequate nexus opinion in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- nasal obstruction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0900657
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.
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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