The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination regarding the Veteran's claim for nummular dermatitis, which may be related to his Gulf War service and exposure to chemicals. The examiner needs to address whether any of these exposures could have caused the Veteran's current skin condition.
The deciding factor: The previous opinion did not adequately consider the Veteran’s claims about chemical exposure during service and the potential impact on his nummular dermatitis.
- Claimed conditions
- nummular dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20043213
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic fungal infections of the skin and punctate palmoplantar keratoderma, but denied service connection for scleroderma and nummular dermatitis.
- Granted
The Board has waived the 60-day timeliness requirement for filing a substantive appeal and accepted the March 2020 VA Form 9 as timely. The issues of entitlement to an increased rating, service connection, and TDIU are all granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for dermatitis and eczema due to insufficient examination addressing all diagnosed skin conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a skin condition, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his in-service reports or exposure to herbicides.
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