The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the veteran's skin conditions are related to his service in Vietnam and exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further evidence and evaluation to determine the relationship between the veteran's current skin problems and his military service, specifically his exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disabilities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2004
- Citation
- 0414473
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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
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's skin disabilities are proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions as secondary to his diabetes.
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