The Board remands the claims for service connection for a nasal condition and essential tremors as the VA examinations provided are found to be inadequate.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examination opinions were deemed inadequate due to various reasons, including failure to address relevant medical records and lay statements, lack of clear reasoning, and insufficient consideration of the Veteran's reported symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- nasal condition, essential tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25024349
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for essential tremors to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion addressing the etiology of the condition, including its potential relation to service and secondary causes.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and a skin disability but granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatica) as secondary to service-connected lumbar strain and an initial 10 percent disability rating for essential tremors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a nasal condition to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors related to the claim.
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