The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate statement of reasons and bases in its April 2020 decision, which incorrectly required that the Veteran exhibit the exact symptoms outlined in DC 6516. The Veteran's chronic tonsillitis is currently rated by analogy under DC 6516.
The deciding factor: The Board erroneously required the Veteran to exhibit the exact symptoms outlined in DC 6516, even though it rated the condition by analogy.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic tonsillitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2021
- Citation
- 21071015
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating of his service-connected chronic tonsillitis, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for Raynaud's disease, chronic tonsillitis, and GERD based on the Veteran's credible reported history of continued symptoms since active duty service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a formal defect related to the Veteran's concurrent election of multiple review options for the same issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a rating of 10 percent, but no higher, for chronic tonsillitis based on the Veteran's symptoms including intermittent productive cough with acute infection requiring a course of antibiotics at least twice a year.
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