The Veteran's claim of service connection for headaches or migraines, chronic sinusitis, and tinnitus has been remanded due to the need for further development. The effective date for the grant of service connection for chronic sinusitis is set at September 24, 2013.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the August 2014 rating decision raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for headaches or migraines and chronic sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, headaches or migraines
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21009260
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal seeking readjudication of the previously denied claim for PTSD and multiple other conditions is dismissed due to a procedural defect. The Veteran's authorized representative at the time the appeal was submitted did not have the authority to file the appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their claims for service connection for chronic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis, thus the appeal is dismissed.
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