The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and further examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to reconcile their opinion with that of the August 2008 VA examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed skin disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- stasis dermatitis, lichenification of the bilateral knees, rosacea, folliculitis, chronic papillar nummular eczema, eczematous lesions, a rash, patches of erythema
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1004282
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder with anxiety disorder and bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease, all secondary to diabetes mellitus. A 30 percent initial rating was granted for stasis dermatitis.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for unexplained weight loss/weight gain and an initial compensable rating for folliculitis, but remanded the claims for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for rosacea, GERD, chronic pain syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an earlier effective date, a higher initial rating for scars with underlying soft tissue damage, and a compensable rating for stasis dermatitis. The IBS claim was remanded.
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