The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a sinus disability due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to comply with prior remand directives.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion is inadequate as it does not provide a reasoned explanation connecting the lack of in-service medical records to the negative conclusion, nor does it reflect a meaningful discussion of the Veteran's lay statements regarding his exposure to unpressurized AC-130 cabins during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20049743
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of service connection for a sinus disability is dismissed.,Service connection granted for lumbar spine disability and cervical spine disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a sinus disability as there was no persuasive evidence that it began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional evidence, specifically the Veteran's complete service treatment records and service personnel records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an eye disability, hypertension, a left knee disability, a right knee disability, and a sinus disability as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.
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