Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a new VA examination addressing the nature and severity of the Veteran's sinusitis, as the previous examinations were based on an inaccurate factual premise.
The deciding factor: The Board erred in relying on the findings of the April 2021 and August 2021 examination reports because these examiners' findings were based on an inaccurate factual premise that the Veteran had not experienced a non-incapacitating episode of sinusitis in the prior year.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087652
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