The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hand dermatitis is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his treatment and whether topical treatments are systemic therapies.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to clarify the nature of the medications used to treat the Veteran’s bilateral hand dermatitis, including whether any topical treatments are systemic therapies affecting the body as a whole.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2021
- Citation
- 21024717
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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.
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The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for benign tremors, a compensable rating for bilateral hand dermatitis, and a higher rating for asthma due to insufficient evidence or need for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence to decide the service connection claim for bilateral hand dermatitis. Further development is needed before a decision can be reached on the merits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right-hand burn residuals, as well as their impact on his occupational and daily functioning. The claims are not about service connection but rather about rating determinations.
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