The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further VA medical evaluation regarding the etiology of solar dermatitis, which may be related to service.
The deciding factor: Further VA medical opinion is needed to determine the cause of the Veteran's solar dermatitis.
- Claimed conditions
- facial scar residuals with disfigurement, solar dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19171813
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer and depression, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since January 12, 2018.
- Denied
The Board finds no current residuals of the Veteran's in-service heat stroke and denies his claims for service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's solar dermatitis is related to his active military service and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's skin disability, claimed as a rash, is not service connected due to lack of evidence linking the current condition to his active duty service. The Veteran did not serve in Vietnam and there is no credible evidence of exposure to Agent Orange during service.
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