The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current skin conditions are related to his service and herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner relied on the absence of the skin condition from the list of enumerated conditions presumed associated with herbicide agent exposure, which was found insufficient by the Court.
- Claimed conditions
- papular eczema, Grover's disease, nummular dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21012597
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's Grover's disease is rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under current regulations. The Board found that his condition does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating as it does not cover more than 40% of his total body area or require constant systemic therapy.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic fungal infections of the skin and punctate palmoplantar keratoderma, but denied service connection for scleroderma and nummular dermatitis.
- Granted
The Board has waived the 60-day timeliness requirement for filing a substantive appeal and accepted the March 2020 VA Form 9 as timely. The issues of entitlement to an increased rating, service connection, and TDIU are all granted.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates and evaluations related to squamous cell carcinoma, Grover's disease, a painful and unstable facial scar, and head, face, and neck scars. The appeal is moot due to the grant of an earlier effective date in October 2023.
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