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.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA failed to provide adequate assistance in obtaining all relevant records and ensuring proper development of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- immune deficiency resulting in intolerance to infection, boils of the face, allergic skin reaction to the sun
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1439660
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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.
- Whole decision: Denied
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