The veteran's case is being remanded for additional development due to the need for a VA examination and review of medical records.
The deciding factor: The decision was not made on service connection but rather on the appropriate rating based on current disability status.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic contact dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0637784
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,175 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for chronic contact dermatitis, degenerative disc disease (claimed as chronic back pain), and readjudication of service connection for neck condition are all granted. The Board found that the Veteran's conditions were related to his military service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for chronic contact dermatitis from October 10, 2013, but the claim for a higher rating was denied. TDIU was granted during a specific period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected chronic contact dermatitis is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that his condition may have worsened since the last VA examination. The claim must be remanded for additional development to obtain relevant treatment records and for an appropriate VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's surviving spouse is seeking accrued benefits, including death pension and TDIU. The claims were pending at the time of the Veteran's death but were not addressed in the final decision denying accrued benefits. The Board finds that a remand is needed to consider the October 2012 claim for accrued benefits.
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