The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete evidence regarding the size of the Veteran's affected scalp area during flare-ups.
The deciding factor: The VA clinician needs to estimate the size of the Veteran’s characteristic lesions, scarring, and/or hypo-pigmentation occurring during a flare-up of his service-connected skin disability.
- Claimed conditions
- acne keloidalis nuchae, baldness of the upper part of the skull
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081013
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of a skin disorder, specifically acne keloidalis nuchae, has been granted.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and acne keloidalis nuchae was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected skin disabilities (psuedofolliculitis barbae and acne keloidalis nuchae) were combined to enable a higher, 30 percent, rating. Sleep apnea was found to be incurred in service, while the other claims for weight gain and left knee disability were denied.
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