The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's dermatomyositis is related to his service or Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current disability requirement was not met due to lack of evidence of a current skin disorder. The remand requires additional development to address this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatomyositis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1011328
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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
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