The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for penile papules is remanded due to the VA examiner not complying with the Board's May 2019 remand directives.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not comply with the Board's directive to identify whether the Veteran’s skin condition was painful and/or unstable.
- Claimed conditions
- penile papules
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21022257
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to August 7, 2023, for penile papules as the evidence did not show that the Veteran's skin disorder affected more than 5 percent of his body or required systemic therapy.
- Denied
The Veteran's penile papules were rated at 10 percent prior to August 7, 2023. From that date, the rating was increased to 30 percent due to systemic therapy with doxycycline for more than six weeks over a 12-month period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not considering whether a previous VA examination was conducted during an active phase of the Veteran's condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected penile papules are granted a 10 percent rating, effective from the date of this decision.
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