The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to determine if his current skin conditions are related to his latex allergy.
The deciding factor: The examiner will provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current skin conditions are related to his latex allergy or represent an acute disease healing without residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- latex allergy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1231279
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for initial disability ratings for contact dermatitis and latex allergy, as well as his diabetes mellitus claim. The remand requires additional medical opinions to address whether oral medications are like corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs, and whether erectile dysfunction and kidney neoplasm were aggravated by diabetes mellitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's latex allergy, including whether it is a congenital defect or an acquired disease. The Veteran must be provided with a VA examination to assess his condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher initial rating for his skin conditions, as well as his claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus. The decision also addressed his increased rating for diabetes mellitus.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for contact dermatitis and latex allergy was granted based on direct evidence showing the conditions were present during his military service. The effective date is set at July 29, 2002.
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