Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of sinusitis due to Agent Orange exposure is remanded because the VA did not obtain a medical nexus opinion.
The deciding factor: A remand was necessary because there was no medical opinion on whether the sinusitis was related to Agent Orange exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000709
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