The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for cystic acne, service connection for left leg varicose veins, and service connection for right leg varicose veins are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's conditions related to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cystic acne, left leg varicose veins, right leg varicose veins
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19184879
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development, specifically to obtain an adequate VA examination that considers the Veteran's lay statements and without considering the ameliorative effects of any medication he is on.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right leg varicose veins to obtain an additional medical opinion regarding their etiology, specifically addressing whether they are related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left leg varicose veins to correct a duty to assist error by obtaining an adequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including foot, ankle, knee, elbow, leg varicose veins, colon cancer, prostate disability, and psychiatric disability, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist omissions.
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