Board reasoning
The Board remands to complete development, citing repeated remand history and incomplete VA records, and requests an ENT clinician to assess etiology in light of in-service accidents and post-service findings. The Board emphasizes the need to address lay statements and earlier treatment records (e.g., February 1980 deviated septum and early sinusitis) in forming a new opinion responsive to remand directives.
Issues
- Entitlement to service connection for a sinus disorderRemanded
Extracted with gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07. Citations are kept only when they appear in the decision text.