The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for latex allergy and chronic skin condition.
The deciding factor: Further clarification is needed on whether the current skin conditions are related to military service or pre-existed service.
- Claimed conditions
- latex allergy, chronic skin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2011
- Citation
- 1139897
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a chronic skin condition, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not have their onset during active service or due to toxic exposure risk activities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic skin condition is granted as the evidence supports that his condition began during or as a result of his active service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeals for service connection and increased disability ratings have been dismissed. The appeal for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded, as are the appeals for vertigo, weak bone density, and a chronic skin condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's chronic skin condition, HTN, and sleep apnea are not service connected.,Service connection for HTN is denied as it is not related to the Veteran's military service or any incident therein.,Service connection for sleep apnea is denied as it is not related to the Veteran's military service.
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