The Veteran's skin disorder is being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if it was incurred during his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The current medical evidence does not provide a clear opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's current skin disorders, necessitating further examination and analysis.
- Claimed conditions
- keratolysis exfoliativa, pityriasis lichenoides chronica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1009886
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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 service-connected skin disability (keratolysis exfoliativa and dermatitis) is rated at 10 percent since March 10, 2008.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the percentage of body affected by his service-connected keratolysis exfoliativa and dermatitis, as well as any systemic therapy used.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for keratolysis exfoliativa and dermatitis was denied. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of infectious hepatitis (now claimed as hepatitis B).
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected pityriasis lichenoides chronica, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation under any applicable criteria.
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