The Board has remanded the case to schedule a VA examination for the veteran's skin disorders and determine their relationship to his service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to report for a scheduled VA examination, so the case is being remanded to schedule another one.
- Claimed conditions
- fungal infections, skin blotches, moles
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0627137
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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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