The veteran's claim for a higher rating for dermatographism with urticaria has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of Social Security Administration records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine the current severity of the veteran's skin condition, including whether it meets the criteria for a higher rating under revised VA disability rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatographism with urticaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0734823
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's dermatographism with urticaria is granted a 60 percent evaluation effective August 30, 2002. The Board finds that the disability picture represents an exceptional disability and causes marked interference with employment.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted an initial evaluation of 60 percent for dermatographism with urticaria effective from August 30, 2002.,Prior to this date, the Veteran's condition was rated at 10 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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