The Veteran's skin cancer residuals, facial scars, and upper extremity scars are being remanded for further evaluation due to recent symptom exacerbation and the need for updated VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported worsening symptoms and requested a new examination to assess current disability levels.
- Claimed conditions
- actinic keratoses of the scalp, actinic keratoses of the face, actinic keratoses of the neck, right upper extremity scars, left upper extremity scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142096
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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 the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, right shoulder tenosynovitis, and right upper extremity scars but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating for service-connected right upper extremity scars due to unclear evidence regarding the number and pain of the Veteran's scars.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis, right calf gastrocnemius strain, and right upper extremity scars with an effective date of January 29, 2020. The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the right shoulder condition and left shoulder condition.
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