Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in adjudicating the Veteran's claims without attempting to reschedule the VA examination.
The deciding factor: The AOJ committed a pre-decisional duty to assist error by not providing adequate notice of the scheduled examination or making any attempts to reschedule it after the Veteran failed to report, necessitating remand for corrective action.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092146
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