The Veteran is seeking service connection for a sinus condition, which he claims was caused by exposure to gas during basic training. The Board finds that additional development is necessary due to incomplete service records and the need to obtain post-service employment and medical treatment records.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records are unavailable and the Veteran has not provided sufficient information or authorization for VA to obtain relevant private treatment records. Further examination may be needed to determine if a sinus condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1138825
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examination provided in April 2024 was inadequate for adjudication purposes and remands the case for a new examination to determine if the Veteran's sinus condition is related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for sinus condition, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and sleep apnea as there was no current disability related to these conditions during the pendency of the claim. The Veteran's self-reported symptoms were not supported by medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw all his appeals for service connection of sinus condition, migraine condition, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). As a result, the Board dismissed these claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for benign prostate hyperplasia is denied due to lack of a nexus between the condition and his military service.,Service connection for sinus condition is denied as there was no in-service event or injury, and the current diagnosis occurred over 50 years after separation.,The lower back condition claim is remanded because the VA examiner found that the Veteran waited nearly 50 years to seek treatment.
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