The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased rating and SMC for aid and attendance due to inadequate development, including scheduling a VA examination during a period of exacerbation or flare-up.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional development as ordered by the Court in its October 2007 Order.
- Claimed conditions
- neurodermatitis, lichen simplex chronicus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0820679
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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 Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA medical opinion and failure to consider the Veteran's in-service chemical exposure. The Veteran's skin conditions are related to service, but a TERA opinion is needed.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lichen simplex chronicus and prurigo, resolving reasonable doubt in the Appellant's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a skin disability, to include neurodermatitis, for an adequate VA examination and opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for neurodermatitis as the evidence did not support that the disability affected more than 5 percent of his body or required intermittent systemic therapy.
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