The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to incomplete or unavailable medical evidence and the need for further examination of the Veteran's skin disorder and bilateral elbow disability.
- Claimed conditions
- atopic eczematous dermatitis, bilateral elbow pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0947828
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will be readjudicated after obtaining any necessary records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral elbow and left wrist pain due to gout, as there was an error in satisfying a statutory duty under the PACT Act provisions when the claims were adjudicated without the benefit of a VA examination and medical opinion addressing the conceded toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) and the gout.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal for all issues related to service connection and increased rating claims. The Board dismissed the appeals due to the withdrawal.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for atopic eczematous dermatitis, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.
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