The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion from a dermatologist to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's skin condition, as there was not substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence provided by the September 2025 VA examiner regarding the Veteran's direct service connection theory due to inadequate rationale and failure to address relevant lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- polymorphous light eruption, skin cancer (basal and squamous cell carcinoma), residual scarring post-skin cancer removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25014310
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,451 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 skin disability, including polymorphous light eruption, contact dermatitis, and dermatophytosis, is rated at 60 percent for the period from September 1, 2017 to February 25, 2020.,An earlier effective date of September 1, 2017, but no earlier, has been granted for basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's photo induced dermatitis/ polymorphous light eruption, effective from throughout the appeal period.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines and a compensable rating for polymorphous light eruption. The decision found that new evidence did not support reopening of the claim for migraines, and that the Veteran’s skin condition under current criteria does not warrant a compensable rating.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen her claim of service connection for a skin disorder, finding that new and material evidence supports her claim. The Board also found that her current urticaria and polymorphous light eruption are related to her military service.
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