The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for mechanical low back pain, as well as to obtain medical records related to the Veteran's pseudo-folliculitis barbae and PTSD. The case will be remanded for these purposes.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional development is necessary to ensure all relevant evidence has been considered in this appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudo-folliculitis barbae, degenerative arthritis of the low back
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1200397
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance due to his service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae was denied because the evidence did not show that his topical medications caused irreparable damage to his outergarments.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both claims of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the low back and a left knee disorder, as they are inextricably intertwined with each other.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's skin medication for use on his face due to service-connected pseudo-folliculitis barbae caused irreparable damage to his outer garments, and he is granted a clothing allowance. The other claimed appliances did not tend to wear or tear his clothing.
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