The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for chronic pyelonephritis and an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected anaphylaxis due to insufficient medical opinions. The effective date issue is not addressed as it does not involve service connection.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions were provided regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions, necessitating further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- anaphylaxis, chronic pyelonephritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24014229
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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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of December 10, 2019, for entitlement to a TDIU and DEA were granted, while the claim for a higher rating for his service-connected anaphylaxis was denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all service connection claims due to the appellant's request for withdrawal of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development and 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.
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