The Veteran's skin disorder, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has found the VA examination insufficient for rating purposes and remanded to obtain a new one.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide sufficient information about the location and appearance of the Veteran’s skin disorder, which is necessary to adequately adjudicate his claim for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19166050
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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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