The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 6, 2017, for service connection of lichen sclerosus was denied. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date is the day after separation from her third period of service. The issue of evaluation in excess of 10 percent for lichen sclerosus is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim to reopen her previously denied service connection claim was received within one year of her last period of service, allowing an effective date based on the day after separation from service. However, she did not continuously pursue her skin condition claim until August 18, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- lichen sclerosus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23040918
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's skin condition(s) of the groin area. A VA medical examination is required.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's skin condition, which was diagnosed as eczema, lichen planus, and lichen sclerosus. The clinician is requested to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's skin condition was incurred in service or is otherwise related to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the competency of the examiner who provided an opinion in November 2020. The Veteran's skin condition, diagnosed as lichen sclerosus and eczema, is being reviewed for possible service connection based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.
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