The Veteran's claims for white patches on skin and thyroid problems have been denied as they are not due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability.,Other service connection claims, including those related to gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), throat pain, dizziness, insomnia, joint pain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and others, have been remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's white patches on skin were diagnosed as tinea corporis, a known clinical condition. Her thyroid problem was attributed to hypothyroidism. Both conditions are not due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability.,Other service connection claims have been remanded because the evidence is insufficient to determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- White patches on skin, Thyroid problem
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20080993
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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