The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for lupus erythematosus due to incomplete opinions and need for additional development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not compliant with the October 2020 Board remand directives regarding the Veteran's contentions of persistent symptoms since service, misdiagnosis, and persistence of scars from service.
- Claimed conditions
- lupus erythematosus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23050213
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for lupus erythematosus was dismissed as the Board's decision in April 2025 granted service connection with the earliest possible effective date and the highest possible rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to an inadequate VA examination and overlapping symptoms between her service-connected lupus and nonservice-connected fibromyalgia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and outstanding records. The Veteran's lupus and heart disorder are being evaluated again by an examiner.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board has also determined that remand is necessary for further development regarding his lupus erythematosus, skin conditions, and acquired psychiatric disorders.
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