The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current facial skin condition is related to his service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The July 2019 VA examination did not address whether the Veteran’s service-connected diabetes aggravated his claimed facial skin disability, as instructed by the Board in its previous remands.
- Claimed conditions
- facial skin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19171754
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's facial skin condition is rated at 10 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating. The Veteran was previously granted TDIU based on multiple service-connected disabilities prior to May 15, 2015, but the claim for TDIU after that date is also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased rating for the facial skin condition and TDIU due to lack of a medical opinion regarding the use of metronidazole.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased rating for the facial skin condition and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) due to insufficient medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete development of the claims, including a lack of medical history from the Veteran and review of his medical records.
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