The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to inadequate reasons or bases in the January 2021 decision. The Veteran is required to undergo new VA examinations to assess his current severity of service-connected right elbow scar, skin disability, and duodenal ulcer.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further medical guidance was needed to address the contentions related to instability of the scar, topical vs systematic therapy for the skin disability, and the Veteran's testimony regarding his duodenal ulcer symptomology.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow laceration scar, tinea pedis with tinea cruris (skin disability), duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22046962
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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.
- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and duodenal ulcer have been dismissed as the appeal was made concurrently with a previously pending supplemental claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance was granted, with the effective dates set at August 31, 2009.
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