The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 2, 2021, for the award of service connection for urticaria and denied a higher initial rating for urticaria.
The deciding factor: The urticaria was granted based on direct service connection under the PACT Act, with no evidence showing it required second-line treatment or that more than 5 percent of the body was affected.
- Claimed conditions
- urticaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044660
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for urticaria, as there was no evidence that the condition required antihistamines or other first-line treatment for control during the review period.
- Denied
The Board denied TDIU and DEA prior to June 26, 2022 but granted SMC effective April 21, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a body rash to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current skin disability pre-existed his entrance to active service and, if not, whether it is related to his active service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claim for restoration of a 10 percent rating for urticaria, beginning November 1, 1975 due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) because the August 1975 decision was subsumed by the April 1976 Board decision.
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