The Board has ordered that the veteran's Chapter 31 vocational rehabilitation records be obtained and associated with the claims file. The appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of the veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis with chronic sinusitis and urticaria.
The deciding factor: Further development, including obtaining the veteran's Chapter 31 vocational rehabilitation records, is needed to ensure compliance with the Board's previous orders.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis with chronic sinusitis, urticaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0604915
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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