The Board vacates its March 31, 2021 decision and remands the issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for folliculitis with chloracne/acne.
The deciding factor: The March 31, 2021 Board decision was issued without consideration of whether the Veteran is entitled to an extraschedular rating for his service-connected chloracne/acne and did not fully evaluate the disability under both the former criteria and revised criteria of Diagnostic Code 7829.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne/acne, folliculitis with chloracne/acne
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001165
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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