The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for additional action, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining relevant VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Court directed that the Veteran be afforded a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed chronic skin disorders, hemorrhoids, headaches, left ankle disorder, allergic rhinitis, and throat disorder. The Board must now comply with this directive.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic skin disorder to include tinea versicolor, chronic skin disorder of the feet to include athlete's foot, chronic hemorrhoids, chronic headache disorder, chronic left ankle disorder to include injury residuals, chronic allergic rhinitis, chronic throat disorder to include tonsillitis and a sore throat
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1022701
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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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- Partly granted
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