The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a skin condition and heart condition due to herbicide exposure. The remand requires additional opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's conceded herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The previous remands directed the VA examiners to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current diagnosed skin conditions and heart condition, other than atrial fibrillation, are at least as likely as not related to or the result of his conceded herbicide exposure. The opinions were inadequate in addressing these theories.
- Claimed conditions
- folliculitis, rosacea, actinic keratoses
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21065740
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for unexplained weight loss/weight gain and an initial compensable rating for folliculitis, but remanded the claims for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and higher initial evaluations for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, actinic keratoses, plantar fasciitis, basal cell carcinoma, and various musculoskeletal issues.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for rosacea, GERD, chronic pain syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, folliculitis, memory loss, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The claims for higher ratings for chronic bronchitis, lumbosacral strain, and headaches were remanded.
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