The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for chronic sinusitis need to be remanded due to inadequate examination and new evidence received since the last decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide sufficient information regarding the severity of the Veteran's sinusitis, including whether he had undergone radical surgery or developed osteomyelitis. Additionally, there is new evidence indicating additional treatment for sinus infections and private ENT records are missing.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19103233
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Decisions by this judge: 2,374 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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
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- Granted
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- Denied
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