The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability affecting the feet and groin, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD), are being remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The VA needs to schedule additional examinations to address the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms during service.
The deciding factor: The initial examination reports were deemed insufficient in addressing the Veteran's lay assertions of experiencing symptoms during service and the need for a comprehensive evaluation, including consideration of all reported symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability affecting the feet and groin, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126994
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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
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