The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. The issues on appeal are related to his service-connected skin disability of the chest and back.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran's TDIU claim may be relevant to his service-connected steatocystoma multiplex, which led to his employment retirement.
- Claimed conditions
- steatocystoma multiplex, residuals of cyst excision in perianal area
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1709407
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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 claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions, except for a scar related to a laminectomy which was granted with an effective date of March 22, 2021.
- Denied
The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied prior to May 1, 2021 due to his ability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation. From May 1, 2021, the Veteran is granted a TDIU based solely on service-connected steatocystoma multiplex.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's recurrent boils of the buttocks. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the rating claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a separate rating for recurrent boils of the buttocks area and entitlement to TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions in previous decisions. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical examination and opinion.
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