The appeal is remanded to ensure the Veteran undergoes an examination to assess the severity of his service-connected skin disability.
The deciding factor: There was no substantial compliance with the prior Board remand directives as the scheduled examination was cancelled without adequate explanation.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne vulgaris, Follicular occlusion triad
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24001135
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted increased ratings for depressive disorder, scars on the upper extremities and the anterior trunk, while denying an earlier effective date for service connection claims related to acne vulgaris, scarring, and depressive disorder. The claim of bronchitis was reopened.
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