The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if any diagnosed skin disabilities are related to service, including the Veteran's reports of having acne flares after 'getting dirty' during service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for lipoma and other skin conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the low threshold required by McLendon v. Nicholson (2006) to indicate that any diagnosed skin disabilities may be associated with active service, including the Veteran's reports of having acne flares after 'getting dirty' during service.
- Claimed conditions
- lipoma, acne, psoriasis, folliculitis, pyoderma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22060240
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for arrhythmia and a bilateral eye disability, but denied service connection for lipoma.
- Denied
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for fibromyalgia was granted with an effective date of August 14, 2023. The appeals for earlier effective dates and higher ratings were denied.
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