The Veteran is seeking service connection for a skin disorder and a compensable disability rating for healed corneal laceration of the left eye. The appeal is currently remanded to obtain additional medical evidence, schedule examinations, and determine appropriate ratings.
The deciding factor: The claims are currently pending as the Veteran has not established service connection through direct or presumptive means due to lack of a definitive opinion on etiology and insufficient evidence regarding current severity of his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- dysplastic nevi, benign seborrheic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1448858
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss and dysplastic nevi as further development is necessary.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current skin disorders are not related to his active service, including exposure to radiation while stationed in Japan. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's skin disorder, including actinic keratosis and benign seborrheic keratosis, is being remanded for additional development due to his failure to appear for a VA examination. The issue of service connection remains on appeal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for melanoma, identified as actinic keratosis and benign seborrheic keratosis, to include as due to radiation exposure is denied. The evidence does not show a current diagnosis of melanoma or any other skin condition.
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