The Board has remanded the case for DRO review due to a request from the Veteran's representative. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for an acquired skin disability remains on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested DRO review, which is necessary before final adjudication can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired skin disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1421931
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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 Veteran's acquired skin disability is rated at 30 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board also denied his claim for TDIU prior to September 1, 2019.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim due to new evidence and a need for a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's skin conditions, including seborrheic and actinic keratosis, compound nevus, lentigo, furuncle and burn on the left chest, and basal cell carcinoma, were not shown to be related to service or due to exposure to herbicide agents. The Board denied service connection for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired skin disability, finding that the new evidence submitted is not material and does not relate to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim.
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