The Board has decided that the remand is necessary because the September 2020 addendum opinion did not consider all relevant evidence and did not use the correct legal standard for aggravation. The Veteran's lay testimony, a private medical opinion, and a VA medical opinion are important to this case.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the September 2020 addendum opinion was inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran’s lay statements about his shingles in service and until death, nor Dr. G.H.'s March 2018 private medical opinion, or the September 2019 VA medical opinion regarding flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- shingles, facial rash, lesions on body, tinea corporis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2021
- Citation
- 21005132
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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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