The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to address the nature and etiology of his porphyria cutanea tarda and liver disability. The Veteran's TDIU claim will also be addressed.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination and evaluation to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relationship to service, as well as the impact on his employability due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- porphyria cutanea tarda, liver disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1431406
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a liver disability has been dismissed due to the withdrawal by his attorney prior to the Board making a decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current disability for the conditions he is seeking service connection for, and thus denied these claims. The appeal was also remanded for additional examinations related to other disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's liver disability is found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD and has been granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda, finding that it manifested within one year of his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The appeal is granted.
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