The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a specific report related to chemical exposure during service. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for immune deficiency in the blood resulting in intolerance to infection, boils of the face, and allergic skin reaction to the sun due to chemical exposure is being reconsidered.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before a final decision can be made on the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- immune deficiency in the blood resulting in intolerance to infection, boils of the face, allergic skin reaction to the sun
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0912657
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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 Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's in-service chemical exposure and finds that service connection for his claimed conditions cannot be established.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a failure to satisfy the statutory duty to assist the Veteran in developing his claim. The Veteran's immune deficiency condition is being reviewed, along with its onset and relationship to service exposure.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's immune deficiency, boils of the face, and allergic skin reaction to the sun are not caused or aggravated by his participation in METOXE II during active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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