The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic skin disorder due to insufficient evidence and the need for additional medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence was provided, and an addendum medical opinion is needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's morphea in relation to his service, including any potential reaction to the Anthrax vaccine.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000623
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
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- Granted
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