The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinosinusitis and vascular headaches, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen these claims.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability was also denied as it did not have onset in service or was caused by his active military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran failed to present evidence showing that his claimed conditions had onset in service or were caused or permanently aggravated by his active military service.,The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms in service were secondary to his alcohol abuse, which was not related to his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic Rhinosinusitis, Vascular Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1633422
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What this means for you
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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: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection of vascular headaches, back disability, and bilateral plantar fasciitis have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The current rating decisions do not address the assigned ratings or effective dates.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for vascular headaches was denied as there were no characteristic prostrating attacks averaging 1 in 2 months over any several months during the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected vascular headaches did not manifest as characteristic prostrating attacks, and thus a compensable evaluation is denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The reduction of the Veteran's disability evaluation from 50% to 10% for his service-connected allergic rhinosinusitis was improper, and restoration of the prior 50% disability evaluation is granted.
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