The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a VA examination to address the claims of service connection for papular dermatitis and increased rating for eczematous dermatitis of the hands and face. The issues are inextricably intertwined as the adjudication of the increased rating claim depends on the outcome of the service connection claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's skin conditions require clarification due to conflicting medical opinions, necessitating a VA examination to reconcile these findings.
- Claimed conditions
- papular dermatitis, eczematous dermatitis of the hands and face
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1455300
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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.
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for papular dermatitis, residuals of the removal of a cyst on the right hand, and asthma. The veteran's skin condition was not linked to his active duty service, and there is no evidence of continuity of symptoms post-service.,Service connection for asthma was also denied as there is no credible evidence that it occurred during active duty training or has a nexus to service.
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