The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, as there are insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of his food allergies.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided was based on an inaccurate factual premise, requiring a new VA opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- food allergies
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23011678
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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 Veteran's food allergies are related to military service, and the Board granted service connection for these conditions. However, due to lack of employment information provided by the Veteran, TDIU prior to May 27, 2022 was denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of immune system malfunction with food allergies due to inadequate medical opinion. The case will be reviewed again after additional development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed immune system malfunction and food allergies, as well as their relationship to service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's immune system malfunction with food allergies, which is related to his service-connected psoriasis.
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