The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to newly submitted articles and a need for a new medical opinion considering these articles.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's skin disabilities, including consideration of the provided treatise articles.
- Claimed conditions
- Vitiligo, Seborrheic Dermatitis, Actinic Keratosis, Squamous Cell Cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20063015
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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.
What you can do next
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