The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining a new opinion on secondary service connection for deviated septum. The issues of PTSD rating, TDIU, and SMC based on aid and attendance are also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's previous opinion was inadequate as it did not apply the correct standard for secondary service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.310(b).
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic rhinitis with hypertrophy of inferior turbinates, Deviated septum
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21001250
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the issues of entitlement to service connection for sinus infections and an increased disability rating for tension headaches with migraines due to improper concurrent election, while remanding the issue of entitlement to service connection for a deviated septum.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, IBS, a low back disability, left and right hand disabilities, a deviated septum, TBI, and headache condition due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or a link to in-service events.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted effective May 27, 2016. The compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral tinea pedis is dismissed.
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