The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 60 percent for service-connected ichthyosis vulgaris and entitlement to TDIU due to outstanding VA treatment records and inadequate VA examinations. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were inadequate, and there are outstanding VA and private treatment records that need to be obtained to properly evaluate the Veteran's skin disability under the Rating Schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- ichthyosis vulgaris
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22013338
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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