The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a procedural issue, and the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability remains pending.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to procedural issues as per the Federal Circuit's ruling in Disabled American Veterans v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- Claimed conditions
- alopecia, atopic dermatitis, herpes, abnormalities of the fingernails
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0309166
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostatitis, HIV, CHF, GERD, herpes, a pulmonary disability, headaches, and type 2 diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a nexus to service or a service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for alopecia, bilateral hip conditions, bilateral ankle conditions, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an increased evaluation for atopic dermatitis and duodenitis with GERD due to inadequate examination reports.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for hiatal hernia and alopecia was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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