The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for pansinusitis with occasional headaches is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and treatment records.
The deciding factor: VA regulations require a contemporaneous examination when there is evidence of worsening or new symptoms since the last examination, and the Veteran has asserted that his condition has worsened.
- Claimed conditions
- pansinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1013197
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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 restored the 30 percent rating for pansinusitis, effective September 19, 2023. The claim for a higher rating for bronchial asthma was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for pansinusitis and 30 percent for allergic rhinitis, but denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for pansinusitis was dismissed. The claim for a compensable rating for bilateral tinea pedis was denied. Claims for irritable bowel syndrome, hypertension, rhinitis, and asthma were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 22, 2020, for a 50% disability rating for pansinusitis. The claim was based on a final August 2018 decision that granted service connection with a 30% rating effective April 24, 2018.
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