The case is being remanded due to the need for additional development and clarification of the Veteran's skin disability ratings, including the extent of involvement, duration, and frequency of flares.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner’s report was deficient in providing detailed information about the extent of involvement and frequency of flares of the service-connected skin disabilities. The case requires further examination to address these ambiguities.
- Claimed conditions
- herpes, seborrhea dermatitis, folliculitis vulgaris, lichen simplex chronicus, dyshidrotic eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131614
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the Veteran's claim for service connection for dyshidrotic eczema must be remanded to obtain an adequate opinion regarding whether his condition is related to his service in Iraq.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a back disability, but has denied all other claims due to lack of evidence linking the conditions to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected skin disability, characterized by urticaria with hives and dyshidrotic eczema, is now rated at a maximum of 60 percent. This rating is based on the characteristic lesions covering more than 40 percent of his entire body or exposed areas.
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