The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology and pathophysiology of the Veteran's skin conditions, specifically dermatographism, solar purpura, and poikiloderma de civatte. The VA examiner is asked to provide a supplemental report addressing these issues.
The deciding factor: The Board requires additional medical opinion on the etiology and pathophysiology of the Veteran’s diagnosed skin conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatographism, solar purpura, poikiloderma de civatte
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20033407
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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.
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