The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations to determine the current severity and manifestations of his service-connected dermatitis of the hands and allergic rhinitis with sinusitis, while these disabilities are in their active stages. The increased rating claims will be readjudicated after any necessary development.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that new examinations are warranted to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected dermatitis of the hands and allergic rhinitis with sinusitis when they are in their active stages.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatitis of the hands, allergic rhinitis with sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2016
- Citation
- 1614083
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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 denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for left thumb status-post ORIF, allergic rhinitis, dermatitis of the hands, and panic disorder. Service connection was also denied for chronic sinusitis.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for cervical strain, thoracic strain, and allergic rhinitis with sinusitis, as well as a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. However, the Board granted service connection for radicular pain of both upper extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical strain.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis with sinusitis as the evidence did not show that the condition was manifested by greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides, complete obstruction on one side, or polyps.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis with sinusitis was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew the claim.
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