The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergies and syphilis due to a failure to follow up on scheduled VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The failure to notify the Veteran of the rescheduled examination constitutes a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, necessitating further development before adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- allergies, syphilis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047418
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 Board denied service connection for a bowel condition and remanded claims for allergies, migraine headaches, low back condition, right hip condition, left hip condition, GERD, right knee condition, and left knee condition.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for a compensable rating for headaches, an increased rating for PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, as well as denied service connection for various conditions including allergies, bronchiectasis, nasal polyps, nausea, severe anxiety, severe depression, sexual dysfunction, suicidal ideations, and vertigo.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a lower back condition and tinnitus, denied a higher rating for PTSD, and remanded the remaining claims for further development.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for allergies, chronic shortness of breath, and GERD was dismissed as there is no specific determination with which the claimant disagrees.
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