The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left shoulder disability, respiratory condition, residual scar from excision of benign growth, bilateral eye disability (blurred vision), right foot disorder, and dermatitis. The case is remanded to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's claim for dermatitis.
The deciding factor: The current record does not provide sufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran’s dermatitis was incurred in service or due to other service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder tendon tear, respiratory disability (claimed as coughing and sore throat), residual scar from excision of benign growth of the left inner thigh, bilateral cataract, right foot hallux valgus and plantar fasciitis, dermatitis quiescent
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21000100
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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.
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- Denied
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- Granted
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