The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a skin condition of the feet, hands, back and scrotum based on new evidence. The claim will be further reviewed to determine if service connection can be established.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (the current skin condition possibly related to service).
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition of the feet, skin condition of the hands, skin condition of the back, skin condition of the scrotum
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0732084
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a skin condition of the hands due to new evidence and exposure concerns. A new VA examination is required to assess whether the Veteran's current skin condition is related to in-service exposures, including those from burn pits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim due to a pre-decisional error in failing to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's skin condition of the feet, which is related to service. The Veteran contends that his symptoms began during service and have continued since then.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin condition of the feet, which began during service and continues to persist, is service-connected.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded multiple issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to insufficient medical opinions and need for additional development. The main issues are hypertension, a skin condition of the feet, type II diabetes mellitus, vision conditions, erectile dysfunction, nephropathy, headaches/eye discomfort, and sleep disorders.
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