The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for allergic rhinitis to ensure completeness of the record and consider all possibilities for an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: Incomplete VA treatment records from June 2006 and July 2006 were not associated with the Veteran's claims file, potentially containing informal claims prior to March 24, 2015, under 38 C.F.R. § 3.157.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044458
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
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