The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded the claims for left shoulder strain, left wrist sprain, overuse disorder of the left-hand ring finger, and right hand ring finger due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of sinusitis, and there was insufficient information regarding the Veteran's work-related joint pain for the Board to make a determination on those claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Left shoulder strain, Left wrist sprain, Overuse disorder left hand ring finger, Overuse disorder right hand ring finger, Sinusitis (claimed as PACT Act (Toxins) and breathing symptoms)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25030078
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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