The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis also claimed as throat pain and a kidney condition due to inadequate development of evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain an opinion on secondary service connection for the claimed sinusitis also claimed as throat pain disability and the kidney disability, as the Board erred in its February 2024 decision by failing to address these issues adequately.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis also claimed as throat pain, kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25029001
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.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for GERD, a heart condition, hypertension, a kidney condition, and obstructive sleep apnea as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions or that they are etiologically linked to the Veteran's military service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions due to untimely filing of the December 2024 VA Form 10182.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a kidney condition due to duty-to-assist errors, including inadequate efforts to obtain VA and SSA records and failure to provide the Veteran with an examination.
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