The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various skin conditions due to insufficient evidence and contradictory findings in a previous VA examination.
The deciding factor: The May 2014 VA examination report is internally contradictory, lacking rationale, and inadequate. The Veteran's skin conditions need further evaluation by a new VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- moles on skin, right upper extremity, moles on skin, left upper extremity, moles on skin, right lower extremity, moles on skin, left lower extremity, tumors under skin, right upper extremity, tumors under skin, left upper extremity, tumors under skin, right lower extremity, tumors under skin, left lower extremity, white patches on skin, right upper extremity, white patches on skin, left upper extremity, white patches on skin, right lower extremity, white patches on skin, left lower extremity, lumps under skin, right upper extremity, lumps under skin, left upper extremity, lumps under skin, right lower extremity, lumps under skin, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20052431
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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