The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sinus condition is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD with cocaine abuse.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address aggravation in the initial August 2019 medical opinion, which is necessary for proper adjudication of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2020
- Citation
- A20018050
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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum and chronic sore throat, dismissed the issue of a sinus condition, and remanded claims for asthma, hypertension, and irritable bowel syndrome.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including lumbar condition and PTSD, with specific ratings and effective dates.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a sinus condition due to multiple pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the need to obtain private treatment records and schedule a VA examination.
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