The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations and the provision of additional treatment records.
The deciding factor: The case requires additional evidence to determine if service connection can be established for the skin rash on the legs, groin, neck, and chest, as well as the right thumb condition.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash on the legs, groin, neck, and chest, right thumb condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1447964
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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 has been dismissed due to their death. The claims for service connection have not been decided.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for multiple joint pain conditions, including left long finger condition, left elbow strain, and others. The Veteran's neck and back conditions are also addressed but with different ratings.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for low back pain and right thumb condition, but denied service connection for neck condition, right shoulder condition, right wrist condition, right knee condition, and right shin condition.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions, including fingers and wrists, but denied earlier effective dates for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, nephropathy, erectile dysfunction, and prostate cancer residuals.
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