The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for more comprehensive medical opinions regarding the Veteran's skin disorders and their relationship to service, particularly given his exposure to Agent Orange and other chemicals during service.
- Claimed conditions
- vitiligo, dermatitis, seborrheic keratosis, lentigo, nevus, hemangioma, seborrheic dermatitis, actinic keratosis, neoplasm of uncertain behavior, squamous cell carcinoma, right chest suppurative folliculitis, verruca vulgaris, acrochordon, eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005043
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 claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a left wrist condition was dismissed due to concurrent election of higher-level review. The claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral pes planus, and for service connection for hearing loss, neck strain, and dermatitis were denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for vitiligo has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for eczema, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's eczema is related to herbicide agent exposure in service.
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