The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's skin disability claim for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination and reviewing outstanding medical records.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and evaluation due to the fluctuating nature of the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic staph infection of the scalp, arms and thighs, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation of the right arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1226695
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including benign nevi, basal cell skin cancer, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The AOJ must obtain private medical records and provide the Veteran with an addendum opinion from a qualified clinician.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding private treatment records and a need for a VA examination regarding his arthritic disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for clarification of the Veteran's current diagnoses and verification of his in-service Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran seeks service connection for a skin condition, including skin cancer, as due to Agent Orange exposure.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there were no pending claims for accrued benefits at the time of his death.
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