The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for photodermatitis is being remanded due to the need for another VA examination at a time when his symptoms are active.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination was not conducted during an active stage of the Veteran's condition, as requested by the Board in its December 2015 Remand order.
- Claimed conditions
- photodermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1726069
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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 Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was not reopened and denied.,The Veteran's candidal infection of the skin is rated as noncompensable, with no higher rating granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new examination and updated VA treatment records.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin disorder and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a link between his current condition and military service.
- Granted
The veteran's chronic skin disability, photodermatitis and porphyria cutanea tarda, is etiologically related to active duty. Service connection for this condition is granted.
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