The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his hives, joint muscle pain, and muscle twitching. The effective date remains unchanged as service connection is not granted.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence (VA examination results) is needed to properly assess the nature and etiology of the veteran's symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Hives, Joint Muscle Pain, Muscle Twitching
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0819223
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current low back disability is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tuberculosis, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim. The issue of service connection for hives was granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is service-connected, and his chronic foot disability and hives are not service-connected.
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