The Board has determined that the case should be remanded due to issues related to service connection for a skin rash and the severance of service connection for right lower extremity venous stasis. The veteran's claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability will be reconsidered.
The deciding factor: The severance of service connection for right lower extremity venous stasis was challenged by the appellant, necessitating further development and review.
- Claimed conditions
- rash
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0018318
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for hypertension and heart condition as they were not final decisions, and denied an initial compensable rating for rash and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for migraines was granted, effective July 1, 2022. The claims for service connection for various conditions were either denied or remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for diabetes, erectile dysfunction, rash, ruptured right ear drum, lower back disc injury, and left knee osteoarthritis based on new and relevant evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development and readjudication, specifically to obtain a medical addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's skin rash in relation to his in-service toxic exposure risk activities.
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