The Board has granted service connection for a sinus disability, but remanded the issues of service connection for deviated septum and sleep disability due to incomplete development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current sinus disability is found to have arisen during her active military service. The VA examiner did not provide sufficient rationale in their opinions regarding the deviated septum and sleep disability claims, which requires further clarification from the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus disability, Deviated septum, Sleep disability (likely sleep apnea)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001639
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Decisions by this judge: 241 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional evidence, specifically the Veteran's complete service treatment records and service personnel records.
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