The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin disability, including as due to herbicide agent exposure, due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider whether the Veteran's skin diagnosis/diagnoses could be directly related to his conceded in-service herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrheic keratosis, lentigo, hemangiomas, folliculitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21068892
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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 remands the claims for service connection for seborrheic keratosis and seborrheic dermatitis for further development, specifically to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the synergistic effect of all the Veteran's TERAs during his active-duty service.
- 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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a skin disorder diagnosed as seborrheic keratosis, and increased the rating for ischemic heart disease (IHD) to 60 percent from June 8, 2021. Other claims were denied.
- 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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