The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims, including obtaining an addendum to the August 2016 VA examination report and ensuring that the claim for service connection for a dental disability for purposes of eligibility for outpatient treatment is adjudicated.
The deciding factor: The July 2016 remand noted incomplete opinions regarding the Veteran's hernias and the need for an addendum to the August 2016 VA examination report. The Board also instructed that the claim for service connection for a dental disability for purposes of eligibility for outpatient treatment should be adjudicated.
- Claimed conditions
- hernias, porphyria cutanea tarda
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1721256
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda, finding that it manifested within one year of his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The appeal is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's claims for hernias and jaw pain are denied due to lack of current disabilities related to the conditions.,The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as alcohol use disorder) is denied as it is not service-connected.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an additional addendum opinion to determine whether any associated exceptional or unusual disability is associated with the Veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and denied service connection for hernias. The issues of service connection for encephalopathy and special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound status were remanded.
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