The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development and consideration of whether acne conglobata should be rated separately from scleredema, as well as for extraschedular evaluation.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need for further evidence regarding the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions and their impact on employment.
- Claimed conditions
- acne conglobata, scleredema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000550
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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 Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 30, 2015, for the grant of service connection for acne conglobata as there was no evidence of a formal or informal claim prior to that date.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and acne conglobata, finding that the Veteran's conditions began during military service.,Service connection was also granted for the aggravation of pre-existing acne conglobata by military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for annual VA clothing allowances due to use of skin medications and a manual wheelchair, finding that there was no evidence that these items damaged his outer garments.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's claimed skin disorder, including acne conglobata, is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.
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