The veteran is seeking a higher initial rating for his service-connected anaphylactic reaction to bee sting. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional pertinent evidence was received after the most recent supplemental statement of the case, necessitating further review and potential development of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- anaphylactic reaction to bee sting
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0801982
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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.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected anaphylactic reaction to bee sting is not manifested by attacks without laryngeal involvement lasting one to seven days and occurring five to eight times a year, or: attacks with laryngeal involvement of any duration occurring once or twice a year.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of the evidence, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The case will be reviewed to determine if an initial rating in excess of 10 percent should be granted for his service-connected anaphylactic reaction to bee sting.
- 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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