The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing service treatment records and an addendum VA opinion regarding the Veteran's skin disorders.
The deciding factor: VA is unable to obtain the Veteran's missing service treatment records, and a new VA examination is needed to address whether his current skin disorders are related to military service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- lichen planus, dyshidrotic eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1537860
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the Veteran's claim for service connection for dyshidrotic eczema must be remanded to obtain an adequate opinion regarding whether his condition is related to his service in Iraq.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected skin disability, characterized by urticaria with hives and dyshidrotic eczema, is now rated at a maximum of 60 percent. This rating is based on the characteristic lesions covering more than 40 percent of his entire body or exposed areas.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for timely filing of an appeal request, dismissing the attempted appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for dyshidrotic eczema as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
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