The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current skin disorder is related to his active service or exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The appeal was reopened based on new evidence, but further investigation is needed to establish whether the current condition is related to service or Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder of the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0410274
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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.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for right knee disorder, upper-gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, hypertension, sleep apnea, and others. The TDIU claim is also being considered as a component of these increased rating claims.
- Denied
The Board determined that the Veteran's skin disorder of the hands and feet was not incurred or aggravated in active service, as there were no complaints, findings, treatment, or diagnosis of a skin disorder during his military service. The claim is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a bilateral shin disability, and a skin disorder of the hands and feet.
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