Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis to include as secondary to emphysema for a new medical opinion addressing secondary service connection, including aggravation.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA etiological opinion is inadequate for adjudication purposes as it did not provide an opinion addressing the issues of aggravation as part of the secondary service connection opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- rhinitis, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103456
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