The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for dyshidrosis and entitlement to a TDIU due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. A new medical opinion is needed, and extraschedular consideration must be provided for the TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: There were pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the previous decisions regarding service connection for dyshidrosis and entitlement to a TDIU, necessitating further review by VA examiners and potential extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- dyshidrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24022773
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for dermatitis and dyshidrosis for additional development of the record, including a new examination and medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection due to lack of statutory or regulatory authority, and the AOJ correctly started payment in October 2021.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection or higher ratings on several conditions have been dismissed. The claims for sebaceous cyst of the nose, chronic pharyngitis, and chronic sinusitis were reopened but not granted. Service connection for chronic sinusitis is granted under the PACT Act.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected dyshidrosis as the condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
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