Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for sinusitis and nasal septal deviation and inferior turbinate hypertrophy due to insufficient evidence in the January 2024 VA examination report.
The deciding factor: Insufficient information provided by the January 2024 VA examiner regarding the Veteran's medical history, frequency of episodes, and presence of purulent discharge necessitates a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinusitis, Nasal septal deviation and inferior turbinate hypertrophy status post septoplasty times two
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091878
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