The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's upper respiratory disability, including asthma, and his service. The same applies to the disability of the nose and sinuses.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations to assess the etiology of the Veteran's upper respiratory disability and disabilities of the nose and sinuses.
- Claimed conditions
- tonsilitis, upper respiratory disability (including asthma), disability of the nose and sinuses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23057447
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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
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tonsillitis, sinus condition, and tinea cruris was denied. The Board found no current diagnoses of these conditions.,Service connection for a sinus condition was also denied as there is no evidence linking the current condition to military service.
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