Denied
The veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for sinusitis was denied because he did not attend a scheduled VA examination and provided no good cause for missing it.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the veteran's failure to report for a required VA examination without providing good cause.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25002970
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