The Board has remanded two issues of service connection for recurrent respiratory and skin disorders, as they are related to in-service exposure to hydrochloric acid and jet fuel. The VA will search the medical records from McChord Air Force Base and Paine Field Air Force Base for treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were remanded due to a lack of service treatment records confirming his claimed in-service chemical exposures at specific military facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent respiratory disorder other than bronchial asthma, recurrent skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140078
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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 Board denied service connection for a breast disorder and a recurrent skin disorder, finding that the evidence was not persuasive in favor of these conditions being related to service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a recurrent skin disorder to include pruritis of inner thighs, keratoderma, also claimed as undiagnosed skin ailment, finding it at least as likely as not that the Veteran's condition is related to her service or service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of a skin disorder, respiratory disorder, and nail disorder due to chemical exposure. The Board found that further medical opinions are needed.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, but the issues of service connection for joint pain (fibromyalgia), recurrent skin disorder, and anxiety and depression are remanded.
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