The Board denied service connection for discoid lupus, finding that the current disability is not related to any in-service skin conditions and concluding that there is no causal relationship between the Veteran's active military service and his current condition.
The deciding factor: There was no established link between the Veteran’s current diagnosis of discoid lupus and any in-service skin conditions due to a lack of medical evidence supporting such a connection.
- Claimed conditions
- discoid lupus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21021198
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service treatment records and a need for additional attempts to obtain private medical records related to the veteran's skin condition.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for discoid lupus was granted due to a nexus between his in-service exposure to Agent Orange and the current condition. The effective date of June 21, 2000, for prostate cancer residuals could not be earlier as it is the earliest possible date based on the recognition of Agent Orange exposure.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's PTSD and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right ear hearing loss, chronic sinus condition, bilateral hand condition, jaw condition, aortic regurgitation, discoid lupus, residuals of peptic ulcer, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy secondary to cervical spine disability, and right upper extremity (RUE) radiculopathy secondary to cervical spine disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for discoid lupus and facial scars as secondary to the now-service-connected discoid lupus.
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