The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's lung condition, median nerve neuropathy, and skin condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lung condition, skin condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003510
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a skin condition, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's current skin conditions and his military service.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions due to untimely filing of the December 2024 VA Form 10182.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to obtain an addendum opinion from a dermatologist or allergist regarding the nature and etiology of all skin conditions present during the pendency of the claim.
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