The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability other than seborrheic dermatitis, claimed as chloracne due to exposure to Agent Orange, and his claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of head trauma are being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted new evidence after the claims were most recently adjudicated by the RO. The evidence includes statements from a VA physician indicating that the Veteran may have had chloracne in the 1980s but did not have any current clinical evidence of chloracne, and a statement from the Veteran asserting that he can identify differences between his service-connected seborrheic dermatitis and the condition he contends is chloracne.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne, alopecia, folliculitis, dermatitis, verruca/warts
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2013
- Citation
- 1301525
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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
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