The Veteran is seeking a higher evaluation for his service-connected chronic sinusitis with headaches. The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA examination and additional records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have worsened since the last VA examination, necessitating a new assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis with headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1033569
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for arrhythmia bradycardia and chronic sinusitis with headaches is dismissed.,The appeal for service connection for hypertension, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability is dismissed.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, chronic sinusitis with headaches, and asthma as secondary to the now service-connected chronic sinusitis.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent for both asthma and chronic sinusitis with headaches, resolving reasonable doubts in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and obtain addendum opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities (particularly chronic sinusitis with headaches and allergic rhinitis) and his obstructive sleep apnea.
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