The Board has remanded the case for further development, including providing the Veteran with VA examinations to address the etiology of his claimed skin rash and chronic hypertension.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional medical opinions are needed regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions due to conflicting evidence in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic skin rash, chronic hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1113853
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a formal defect related to the Veteran's concurrent election of multiple review options for the same issues.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including hypertension and breast cancer residuals. However, it remanded the claims for uterine leiomyomata (fibroids) and related issues.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
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