The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's skin nodules, including dermatofibromas and lipomas, are related to service or exposure to Gulf War environmental hazards. The current medical opinions do not address these diagnoses.
The deciding factor: The January 2021 and February 2021 VA medical opinions did not address the dermatofibromas diagnosis, which is required for a determination of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- skin nodules, dermatofibromas, lipomas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21042178
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the August 2020 VA examination, and a new VA opinion is needed regarding whether lipomas are related to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of lipomas, scleroderma, and polymyositis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to in-service environmental exposures, including Agent Orange and contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The case is being returned for further examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the claimed conditions and these exposures.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected PTSD. The claims for moles, lipomas, and a skin disability (white patches) caused by exposure to herbicide agents have been dismissed.
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