The Veteran's claim for service connection for lupus erythematosus, including lupus nephritis is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a medical examination.
The deciding factor: Additional service treatment records are needed to confirm the Veteran's periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) from October 6, 1989, to December 8, 1989, and August 1990. A VA examination is also required to determine if the Veteran's current lupus diagnosis is related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- lupus erythematosus, lupus nephritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1203771
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for lupus erythematosus was dismissed as the Board's decision in April 2025 granted service connection with the earliest possible effective date and the highest possible rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to an inadequate VA examination and overlapping symptoms between her service-connected lupus and nonservice-connected fibromyalgia.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for lupus nephritis and nephrotic syndrome to correct duty to assist errors, specifically due to an inadequate October 2021 VA examination.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied the claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for right ankle degenerative changes, and service connection for lupus nephritis.
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