The Board has remanded the Veteran's case for additional development, including a new VA medical examination and opinion regarding his service-connected guttate psoriasis. The case is also being referred to the Director, Compensation Service, for an extraschedular determination as to whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the remand directive was substantially completed and that a referral to the Director, Compensation Service, for an extraschedular determination was necessary due to marked interference with employment and functional impact on work.
- Claimed conditions
- guttate psoriasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2024
- Citation
- 24033940
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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
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