The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a skin condition, including a new diagnosis of seborrheic keratosis. The case will be returned to the AOJ for an additional VA dermatologist's opinion regarding whether the current seborrheic keratosis is related to service, including exposure in Kyrgyzstan.
The deciding factor: The Board found that remand was necessary due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives and the need to address a new diagnosis of seborrheic keratosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Atopic dermatitis, Seborrheic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22066469
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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
The Board has restored the Veteran's original 60% disability rating for seborrheic keratosis, effective November 1, 2020, as the reduction was improper due to insufficient evidence of sustained improvement in his condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's atopic dermatitis has been rated as 10 percent disabling since March 17, 2010. The Board denied a higher rating due to the condition affecting less than five percent of his total body or exposed areas and requiring only topical therapy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for PTSD, atopic dermatitis, and recurrent ingrown toenails due to the Veteran's absence from scheduled VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD effective March 30, 1998, and dismissed the appeal for an increased initial rating for atopic dermatitis.
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