The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of skin rashes due to new and material evidence received during a VA compensation examination in August 2013. The issue of entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for anxiety disorder is remanded as there are no specific grounds provided in the decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted, thus reopening the claim for service connection of skin rashes. However, the effectiveness of the service connection for anxiety disorder remains unclear due to insufficient information regarding when the Veteran first experienced symptoms related to his anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rashes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100260
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 appeals for service connection for bronchial asthma, skin rashes, and headaches have been dismissed. The Veteran was granted service connection for her headaches.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for plantar fasciitis and skin rashes due to untimely notice of disagreement (NOD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for disabilities related to a positive cardiolipin microflocculation lab result in service due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for skin cancer and skin rashes as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
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