The Board has granted service connection for eczematous dermatitis with urticaria, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a skin disability other than eczematous dermatitis with urticaria due to exposure to contaminants in water supply and hazardous fumes from gas, oils, and lubricants during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses of spongiotic, seborrheic, and psoriasiform dermatitis are found to be related to his service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and exposure to hazardous fumes from gas, oils, and lubricants as a result of his MOS.
- Claimed conditions
- eczematous dermatitis, urticaria, spongiotic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasiform dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068318
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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