The Board has determined that additional examinations are needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed sinusitis and reactive airway disease, as these conditions have not been adequately addressed in previous VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The current examination results may not fully capture the nature or onset of the Veteran's claimed respiratory conditions due to a lack of recent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, reactive airway disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22070774
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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.
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