The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of his claims file. The Veteran was previously rated at 10 percent disability for urticaria with angioedema and herpes simplex, but he contends that this rating does not reflect his current symptomatology.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires further evaluation due to the need for a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected conditions and additional development of his claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- urticaria with angioedema, herpes simplex
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1325272
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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.
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