The Board is remanding the case to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin condition due to outstanding service medical records and VA medical records. The veteran must provide evidence that he was treated during his periods of active duty for a skin condition resulting from wood poisoning or exposure, which may be found in morning reports, sick call reports, and Office of the Army Surgeon General (SGO) reports.
The deciding factor: The case is remanded due to outstanding service medical records and VA medical records that need to be obtained to determine if new and material evidence exists for reopening the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0423490
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What this means for you
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