The Board has decided the case is not ready for final decision and has ordered further development to determine if service connection can be granted for a sinus condition as secondary to a service-connected traumatic brain injury.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinions were insufficient due to lack of adequate reasons and explanations, and did not consider the Veteran's complete relevant medical history on additional sinus conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus condition, Vasomotor Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21004856
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a sinus condition and fatigue, finding no current diagnosis of chronic sinusitis or chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for low immune system, mini strokes, sinus condition, and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for allergies, a lung condition, a sinus condition, and fatigue (characterized as chronic fatigue syndrome) because the evidence did not support finding current disabilities during the pendency of the claims or contemporaneous to their filing.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and initial rating due to untimely Notice of Disagreement.
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