The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, arthritis of the right hand, and a skin disorder. The Board finds that additional development is needed to address these claims.,The Veteran seeks service connection for arthritis of the right hand. The AOJ should attempt to obtain any outstanding treatment records from VA or private facilities that may be pertinent to his claim.,The Veteran contends that he has a skin disorder due to herbicide exposure in Korea and/or Vietnam. The AOJ must verify this exposure and request any relevant SSA records.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as his arthritis of the right hand and skin disorder.,The Veteran should be provided with VA treatment records for consideration in connection with his claim for arthritis of the right hand.,Verification of herbicide exposure during service is needed to determine whether the Veteran is entitled to presumptive service connection for a skin disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Arthritis of the Right Hand, Skin Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1633616
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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