The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a sinus condition, as secondary to his service-connected deviated septum and left ear disability. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricability with the other issue.
The deciding factor: The opinions requested by the Board have not been provided adequately, necessitating further examination and opinion-gathering.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus infections, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20080628
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis, including whether there is any nasal obstruction or polyps.
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