The Board remands the matter for an addendum medical opinion to evaluate whether the Veteran's headaches are caused or aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not address secondary service connection for the Veteran's claimed headaches, which is required given his reported symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis (rhinitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067447
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.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 22, 2016, for service connection for rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected rhinitis as there was no evidence of more than 50 percent obstruction of either nasal passage or polyps.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for the right shoulder disability and 40 percent for the lower back disability, effective March 23, 2020, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches, PTSD, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis (rhinitis), and mental health disorder was dismissed due to the lack of a valid rating decision on appeal.
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