The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for additional examinations and consideration of his claims, including the issue of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has provided testimony indicating that his service-connected disabilities have affected his employment status, necessitating a review of his work history and educational background in determining whether he is unemployable due to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatitis eczema, urticaria, bilateral flat feet with medial bunions, chondromalacia of the left knee, patellofemoral syndrome with chondromalacia and degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1527721
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal of a proposed reduction in the Veteran's rating for urticaria because it was not an adjudicative decision that can be appealed to the Board.
- Granted
The Veteran's dermatitis eczema is granted as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chondromalacia of the left knee, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within the presumptive period after service. The Board also noted that her medical discharge from service was due to pes planus and not any left knee condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for gastritis and dermatitis eczema other than tinea pedis, finding no current disability in either condition.
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