The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for a VA examination to determine if any current skin disabilities are related to service.
The deciding factor: Service connection is being remanded as there are no available service treatment records, but the Veteran's reports of in-service symptoms align with how his current disability is known to develop.
- Claimed conditions
- lichenoid dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21006196
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current skin conditions are not related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection was denied.
- Denied
The veteran's lichenoid dermatitis was rated at 60 percent effective April 8, 2003. The appeal is denied for a rating in excess of 60 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lichenoid dermatitis due to herbicide exposure, as well as evaluations in excess of 10 percent for right knee and lumbar spine disabilities. The veteran was granted a TDIU rating.
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