The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding service connection for unspecified dermatosis, swollen right ankle, and swollen hands. The case is now remanded for additional evidence collection and examination.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as the claims involve service connection based on direct evidence rather than a presumption or new material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified dermatosis, swollen right ankle, swollen hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0317280
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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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