The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and will address the ratings for basal cell carcinoma removal surgical scars of the anterior and posterior trunk, as well as determine whether separately rated scars of the upper left and right chest should be encompassed in a single rating or separately rated under separate criteria.
The deciding factor: The AOJ has not issued a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) before returning the case to the Board, as required by regulation.
- Claimed conditions
- Grover's disease, surgical scars of the anterior and posterior trunk (status post basal cell carcinoma removal)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18113973
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's Grover's disease is rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under current regulations. The Board found that his condition does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating as it does not cover more than 40% of his total body area or require constant systemic therapy.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates and evaluations related to squamous cell carcinoma, Grover's disease, a painful and unstable facial scar, and head, face, and neck scars. The appeal is moot due to the grant of an earlier effective date in October 2023.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma and Grover's disease, effective from May 29, 2018, with a rating of 100 percent. The Veteran requested an earlier effective date, which the Board granted as March 26, 2016.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and Grover's disease, as secondary to herbicide agent exposure. The VA medical opinions provided were against the Veteran's contention that his skin disorders began in-service or due to herbicide exposure.
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