The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for scabies is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and examinations.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to properly assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected scabies.
- Claimed conditions
- scabies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1403346
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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: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including a rating for scabies and migraines, as well as a TDIU claim prior to July 13, 2021. The claims are being remanded due to incomplete development of records and need for medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a medical examination. The issues of TDIU are also remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition, including as due to environmental exposure (specifically burn pits), finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service or environmental exposures. The Board concluded that the Veteran did not have a chronic skin disability during his military service and that any diagnosed conditions were unrelated to service.
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