The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's mast cell sensitivity and related allergies are service-connected and/or if his GERD is compensably rated.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires additional evidence and medical opinion regarding the nature of the Veteran's conditions and their relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- mast cell sensitivity, food allergies, seasonal allergies
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2018
- Citation
- 1825414
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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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