The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions provided are inadequate and remanded for further development. The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for urethral stricture and associated erectile dysfunction, as well as service connection for asteatotic eczema and/or atopic dermatitis (a skin disability), to include as due to herbicide exposure, are remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided were inadequate and did not address the Veteran's contentions regarding the surgery and post-operative issues, nor did they provide a rationale for their conclusions regarding the etiology of his skin disability.
- Claimed conditions
- urethral stricture, asteatotic eczema, atopic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24009190
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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.
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