The Board has denied service connection for sinusitis due to the lack of evidence of a current disability during or contemporary to the pendency of the claim.,The Veteran's dermatitis is remanded as there are unclear issues regarding whether topical treatment affects the body as a whole and if any medications used are like or similar to a corticosteroid or other immunosuppressive drug.,The Board has remanded service connection for a neck condition due to an incomplete factual premise in the previous opinions, specifically the lack of documentation of complaints or treatment for a neck condition during military service.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of sinusitis and the Veteran's symptoms are better explained by allergic rhinitis.,The VA examiners did not address the evidence of neck symptoms in service, including May 1994 and June 1996 STRs noting left sided neck pain.,The remanded issues require clarification on whether topical treatments affect the body as a whole and if medications used are like or similar to corticosteroids.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, seborrheic dermatitis, neck condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2024
- Citation
- 24034713
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