The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for colitis and seborrheic dermatitis, as these conditions may be related to exposure in Southwest Asia. The VA needs to schedule appropriate examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations are inadequate to address the potential relationship of the claimed disabilities to the Veteran’s service in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- colitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), seborrheic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20037293
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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.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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