The Board has ordered a remand to obtain missing service treatment records and any relevant private medical records. The Veteran's claim for reopening his pustular dermatitis service connection will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further development of the record, including obtaining potentially relevant service treatment records and private medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- pustular dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2017
- Citation
- 1700031
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, including pustular dermatitis, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected pustular dermatitis was granted a 60% rating effective November 24, 2015. He also received a TDIU and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate as of that date.,PTSD is considered in determining unemployability but does not contribute to the TDIU or housebound rate.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's skin condition is being remanded for further examination and analysis, as the current evidence does not definitively establish service connection or aggravation of PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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