The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a skin disability is denied. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for gastrointestinal disorder due to lack of relevant medical records.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for skin disability, as the recent evidentiary submissions do not show a current skin disability. For gastrointestinal disorder, VA is required to obtain private treatment records from non-VA providers before deciding the issue.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability, gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23062588
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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
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