The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and providing an adequate addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the relationship between the Veteran's skin disorders and his service, specifically considering his conceded in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the August 2017 VA examination was inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran's lay statements of skin symptoms from the time of separation from service to the present which he reportedly treated with over-the-counter medications, and did not address his conceded in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- acne, basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, seborrheic dermatitis, rosacea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801490
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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
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