The Veteran's skin condition, specifically spongiotic dermatitis, is being remanded for further examination and review to determine if it is related to his military service or due to herbicide exposure. The VA examiner will need to consider the Veteran's service treatment records and any relevant medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board requires a comprehensive opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's skin condition, including consideration of both direct service connection and secondary to Agent Orange exposure/military service.
- Claimed conditions
- spongiotic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1220126
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for spongiotic dermatitis due to a duty to assist error, requiring VA to request complete private treatment records from Park Avenue Dermatology and Bernhardt Laboratories.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain a TERA opinion for service connection of spongiotic dermatitis, and the need to evaluate whether the condition is related to toxic exposures in service.
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