The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 60 percent for chronic urticaria, effective April 26, 2021. The claim for service connection for bilateral punctate keratitis was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's urticaria required third-line treatment due to ineffectiveness with first- and second-line treatments, warranting a 60 percent rating. An addendum opinion is needed regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral punctate keratitis.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic urticaria, bilateral punctate keratitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25043007
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all claims on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic urticaria for the period prior to August 4, 2014, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Partly granted
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