The Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for dry skin of the hands, service connection for scars, and service connection for a skin condition other than dry skin on hands are being remanded due to new evidence introduced into the record following the March 2020 VA examination. The Veteran is entitled to a new VA examination to determine the current diagnosis and etiology of each skin disorder found to be present, including the claimed scars, dermatitis, basal cell carcinoma, and any other skin disorder found to be present, and to determine the current severity of his service-connected dry skin of the hands.
The deciding factor: The Veteran introduced new evidence into the record following the March 2020 VA examination, which is relevant to his claims. However, there was no updated supplemental statement of the case indicating that the issues on appeal were readjudicated in light of this new evidence. The Board must assume that the Veteran does not wish to have the Board decide his appeal at this time and remand is required for AOJ review.
- Claimed conditions
- dry skin of the hands, seborrheic dermatitis, basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21074363
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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.
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