The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's skin disorders and his in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to provide an adequate opinion as to whether the Veteran’s skin disorders are related to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange, which is a required part of the service connection claim for conditions presumed to be caused by herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorders
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19131780
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 granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and unspecified depressive disorder based on credible evidence of acoustic trauma and service-related stressors. The Board denied service connection for PTSD, skin disorders, and coronary artery disease due to insufficient evidence of service origin, and remanded the erectile dysfunction claim for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes, cataracts, chronic ear infections, nasal polyps, frequent colds, pneumonia, hypertension, high cholesterol, stomach ulcers, impacted bowel, enlarged prostate, and skin disorders due to potential herbicide exposure during service on the USS Ranger in the South China Sea. The Veteran's service records need to be reviewed for information about his presence within twelve nautical miles of Vietnam.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination. The Veteran's TDIU claim is being returned for further action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the veteran's fatigue, shortness of breath, and skin disorders are related to an undiagnosed illness during service. The case will be returned for further consideration.
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