Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, and a respiratory disability to obtain additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The December 2023 VA examination was inadequate as it did not address whether the Veteran has a current diagnosis of rhinitis or sinusitis, provide a rationale for concluding that dyspnea is not an undiagnosed illness, and failed to address the Veteran's TERA.
- Claimed conditions
- rhinitis, sinusitis, respiratory disability, to include dyspnea
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099468
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