The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain a VA dermatology examination and medical opinion to identify the exact nature and extent of his service-connected skin disability, including whether any current skin disorder is related to military service. The Veteran also wishes for SSA records to be obtained.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that an additional VA skin diseases examination is required before deciding the claim to obtain medical opinion evidence as to whether any current skin disorder is related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- eczematous dermatitis, venous stasis dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1441883
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a skin condition, to include eczematous dermatitis, hand dermatitis, chronic spongiotic dermatitis, and psoriasis vulgaris, due to an inadequate VA medical examination and opinions.
- Partly granted
The Board revised the November 2007 rating decision to assign a 30 percent disability rating for migraine headaches due to CUE, but denied the motion to revise the same decision to assign a 10 percent disability rating for eczematous dermatitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues for additional evidentiary development, including a new VA examination and obtaining outstanding medical records.
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