The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with a supplemental statement of the case.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further development is necessary to ensure compliance with its previous remand orders and to address all contentions raised by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- fungal sinusitis, nasal polyps
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1628357
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's chronic sinus condition, including whether it is related to service or toxic exposure.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for a compensable rating for headaches, an increased rating for PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, as well as denied service connection for various conditions including allergies, bronchiectasis, nasal polyps, nausea, severe anxiety, severe depression, sexual dysfunction, suicidal ideations, and vertigo.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for nasal polyps, as there was no evidence showing the Veteran's intent to file a claim prior to February 10, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for further development, including the acquisition of additional medical records and a readjudication of the issues on appeal.
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