The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current left hand skin condition and his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the significance of the lay statement indicating that the Veteran spilled machine gun fluid on his left hand during active duty service and had an intermittent rash since then which was responsive to prescribed medication.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand skin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176259
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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