The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have chloracne at any point during the appeal period and therefore service connection for this condition is denied. The claims of increased rating for actinic keratosis, service connection for DDD, service connection for bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, and service connection for squamous cell carcinoma are all remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of chloracne during the appeal period and that it had resolved prior to the Veteran's claim filing. The claims related to actinic keratosis, DDD, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, and squamous cell carcinoma are remanded as additional development is needed to determine their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne, actinic keratosis, degenerative disc disease (DDD), peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities, squamous cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24015572
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma is granted as secondary to his service-connected eczema and psoriasis. The initial compensable evaluation for toenail psoriasis remains denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for actinic keratosis, finding that his condition had its onset during active duty and is related to exposure to harmful sun while deployed in Afghanistan.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and actinic keratosis as the appeal is considered duplicative of a previous decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for degenerative disc disease, intervertebral disc syndrome, spinal stenosis, and bilateral lower extremity sciatica have been granted as they are related to his active duty service.
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