The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed immunity disorder.
The deciding factor: The appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and further medical evaluation regarding the Veteran's service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Immunity Disorder, Lupus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1817108
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for thyroid disability and lupus, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and in-service exposure to gases during training.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and increased the ratings for gastroesophageal reflux disease and migraine headaches. The appeal was dismissed in some cases, and certain issues were remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further review due to new evidence and outstanding VA treatment records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for lupus is remanded. The initial rating and separate rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome with right corneal erosion are granted.
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