The Veteran's skin disorders, including verruca vulgaris, small cell carcinoma, seborrheic keratosis, erythematous hyperkeratotic scaly plaque, squamous cell carcinoma, and actinic keratosis are being remanded for further examination to determine their relationship to service. The residual scars from basal cell carcinomas and a sebaceous cyst are also being examined. The rating for chloracne is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were inadequate due to missing information on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's skin disorders, including whether they are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- verruca vulgaris, small cell carcinoma, seborrheic keratosis, erythematous hyperkeratotic scaly plaque, squamous cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24025664
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for neoplasm hard and soft tissue of the mouth was improper, as there is conflicting medical evidence regarding the cause of the condition. The Veteran's conditions are related to his active duty service.
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