The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess her current disability rating for SLE, as the 2015 decision was based on outdated evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board finds it unable to render a decision without a more recent, accurate picture of the Veteran’s disability and thus requires a new VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162763
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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.
- Granted
Service connection was established for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and its associated symptoms, including chronic fatigue, depression, Raynaud's disease, irritable bowels, respiratory distress, and high grade fevers. ,The Veteran's service records showed no evidence of SLE during active duty, but the Veteran presented credible medical evidence linking his current conditions to his in-service exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's SLE and Raynaud’s Syndrome are being remanded for further evaluation due to overlapping symptomatology, resulting in potential pyramiding.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU is dismissed. A higher 100 percent schedular rating is granted for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), effective from March 6, 2014.
- Granted
The Veteran's application to reopen her claim for service connection of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is granted. Service connection for SLE is denied. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied. The issue of service connection for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) secondary to SLE is remanded.
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