Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and vertigo due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The AOJ's failure to obtain corresponding medical opinions when it ordered the November 2023 VA examination is a predecisional duty to assist error, necessitating remand for an adequate opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, vertigo, claimed as secondary to allergic rhinitis and/or sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019511
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