The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus due to inadequate VA medical opinions and the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners failed to provide adequate rationale for their conclusions, which is required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22039918
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms during and after service are consistent with the diagnosis of SLE.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus (claimed as lupus).,The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that it was related to in-service symptoms indicating kidney disease caused by systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus, discoid lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome as proximately due to service connected systemic lupus erythematosus, and fibromyalgia as proximately due to service connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Board also granted restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for temporomandibular joint disorder.
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