The Board remands the claims for further development, including scheduling new VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any allergy or sinus condition and the current severity of peptic ulcer disease.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to ensure compliance with the Board's previous instructions regarding the scheduling of VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus disability, Peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23000760
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for a headache disability, sinus disability, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sinus, headache, right shoulder, left knee, and obstructive sleep apnea disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding of current diagnoses or a link to service.
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