The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an adequate VA examination and additional development of the claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's skin disorders are related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, despite not being a presumptive condition.
- Claimed conditions
- spongiotic dermatitis, psoriatic rash, interface dermatitis, suprabasal vesicular dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1747244
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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
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