The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an additional medical opinion regarding the veteran's skin disability, which may be related to service. The claim for service connection will be reconsidered based on this new information.
The deciding factor: An additional VA examination was required to clarify whether any diagnosed skin condition had its onset in service or is due to service.
- Claimed conditions
- acne, folliculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0609267
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for acne to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's condition was aggravated by his service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the claims for lumbosacral strain, migraine headaches, and acne. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder and left wrist condition were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and earlier effective date for migraines, as well as for an increased rating and earlier effective date for acne.
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