The Board has denied service connection for a nose condition and remanded the issue of skin condition (razor burn). The Veteran is required to undergo further examination to determine if he currently suffers from any skin conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner must provide diagnoses for all current skin disabilities, including pseudofolliculitis barbae (razor bumps), and determine whether it is at least as likely as not that any skin condition had onset during active service or is otherwise related to any incident of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- nose condition, skin condition (pseudofolliculitis barbae)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19127811
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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum and remanded the claims for post deviated nasal septum repair, to include residuals, and any psychiatric condition, to include bipolar disorder and anxiety.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a nose condition and noncompensable disability ratings for right hand strain with limitation of motion in the ring, little, and thumb fingers. The claims for service connection for jaw, bilateral hip, knee, and shoulder disabilities were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct a duty-to-assist error related to VA treatment records.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for a nose condition, right lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to lumbar spine disability, and various other conditions. The decision also denied higher ratings for some disabilities and remanded others.
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