The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to evaluate his acne vulgaris. The case will be returned to the RO after these actions are completed.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to properly assess the severity of the veteran's service-connected acne vulgaris under both the old and new rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- acne vulgaris
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0519528
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's skin disability, including pseudofolliculitis barbae with acne vulgaris and facial scars with seborrheic dermatitis, is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The case will be reviewed for an increased rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for eczema and acne vulgaris (skin conditions) to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claim for a new VA examination to address the nature and severity of the Veteran's acne vulgaris, including the January 2020 lay statement.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating greater than 10 percent prior to February 13, 2024, and greater than 30 percent thereafter for an acne condition but granted a separate evaluation for acne scars.
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