The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and the need for additional medical opinions. The Veteran's allergy disorder, including anaphylaxis, is being reviewed again as it may be related to service-connected urticaria pigmentosa.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not provided with all necessary records and did not address the Veteran's alternate theory of entitlement regarding secondary service connection for his allergy disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- allergy disorder, anaphylaxis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20072842
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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- Denied
The Veteran's asthma, associated with oral allergy syndrome and anaphylaxis, is rated at 30 percent due to daily inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy. The rating cannot be increased as her pulmonary function test results are above the threshold for a higher rating.
- Granted
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