The Veteran's claim for service connection for cutaneous leishmaniasis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and authorization for release of private medical records.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a lack of current evidence supporting the Veteran's claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- cutaneous leishmaniasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18113227
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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