The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not discussing whether any of the Veteran's skin conditions were caused by Agent Orange exposure, regardless of whether they are presumptive conditions listed in 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the February 2019 VA medical opinion addressed only the question of whether the skin complaints in the years since the Veteran’s separation from service were chloracne or other acneform diseases consistent with chloracne.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne, sebaceous cyst, multiple nevus, seborrheic dermatitis, cyst bilateral ear lobes, mid frontal alopecia, cystic skin, chest rash
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20014891
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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