The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin condition and chest pain, as well as his claim for TDIU prior to December 22, 2017. Additional medical opinions are needed to address the nature and etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA treatment records do not provide sufficient information to determine whether the Veteran's skin disabilities and chest pain are related to service or any other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- sebaceous cyst, skin tag and papular urticaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24012566
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for various skin conditions, hearing loss, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the withdrawal.
- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's sebaceous cyst, effective from the date of the August 2021 decision. The condition affects between 5 to 20 percent of the entire body.
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