The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability and a peripheral vestibular disorder. The cases are remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and to schedule VA examinations.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the September 2017 decision is new and material, reopening the claims for service connection for a skin disability and a peripheral vestibular disorder. Further development is needed as these conditions may be related to service but require additional medical evaluation to determine their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disability, Peripheral Vestibular Disorder (Balance Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22034601
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is partially granted with a 50 percent rating for PTSD. The claims of service connection for a skin disability and gastrointestinal disability are remanded due to the need for additional development.
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