The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding her bilateral hearing loss. The rating for chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis remains denied.
The deciding factor: The April 2022 VA examiner provided an inadequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, as it did not consider the Veteran's lay statements and the absence of a threshold shift during service. The Board finds this opinion to be insufficient for decision-making purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24049559
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, finding a link to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and presumed fine particulate matter exposure during his Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, a chronic thoracolumbar spine disability, and a chronic cervical spine disability. The Veteran's symptoms began during his active service and have persisted since.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis was denied, while his claim for a 20 percent rating for plantar fasciitis with degenerative arthritis throughout the claims period was granted.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome, a heart disorder, angina pectoris, residuals of a ventral hernia, hepatitis, a lung disorder (atlectasis), hematochezia, gallstones, an autoimmune disorder, and a colon disorder. Service connection was granted for chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis.
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