The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 medical opinion regarding direct service connection is not entirely adequate, as it did not directly address the Veteran's lay report of onset during active service or a statement from his spouse regarding continuity of symptoms since service. Additionally, there was an error in failing to request records from the Camden Clark Medical Center primary care clinic.
- Claimed conditions
- rhinitis, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099900
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