The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for medical opinions regarding the Veteran's current joint disability, rheumatoid arthritis, musculoskeletal lupus, discoid lupus, lupus squamous, or scars.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements of continuous symptoms and treatment related to his service are considered in rendering the requested opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- discoid lupus, musculoskeletal lupus, joint pain (rheumatoid arthritis and discoid lupus), scarring (lupus squamous and discoid lupus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2018
- Citation
- 1822020
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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
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for discoid lupus and facial scars as secondary to the now-service-connected discoid lupus.
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