The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current level of his service-connected coronary artery disease and determine if post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation or prurigo nodularis are related to active duty, including presumed exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was submitted by the Veteran that warranted further review, specifically regarding the severity of his service-connected coronary artery disease and the relationship between his skin disabilities and active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- prurigo nodularis, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1626014
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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: Granted
The Veteran's skin condition, diagnosed as eczema and prurigo nodularis, hypertension, and hiatal hernia with GERD are now granted. The Board found the evidence to be in equipoise regarding whether these conditions are related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for a skin disability of the left lower extremity, diagnosed as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, which was caused by treatment for her service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for prurigo nodularis, finding that the condition is at least as likely as not etiologically related to treatment received for a service-connected right foot disability.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for a right eye disability and sleep disturbance disability was dismissed, while the appeal for a left wrist strain was denied. The 20 percent rating for a left knee disability was restored, but an increased rating was denied. No compensable ratings were granted for allergic rhinitis or prurigo nodularis.
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