The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to lack of documentation in service or post-service records.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on a lack of medical evidence documenting symptoms and diagnoses, leading to the need for further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- skin irritation, knot/growth on the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22004730
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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 Veteran's heart condition is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.,The Veteran's shortness of breath and migraines are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.,The Veteran's skin irritation is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.,Service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (claimed as heart condition) remains unresolved.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection and rating for various conditions, including pain in different parts of the body and gastrointestinal problems. The AOJ will need to obtain information about any medical examiners who conducted examinations during the appeal period.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for rash and skin irritation before the Board could make a decision.
- Granted
The claim for service connection for left great toe ingrown toenail has been reopened and granted. The claims for general osteoarthritis, low back spina bifida, right hip disability, right hip shorter than left leg, right knee disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, left foot arthritis, chronic congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, thyroid disability, edema, and skin irritation have all been denied.
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