The Board remands the matter for further development to ensure compliance with previous remand instructions, specifically regarding obtaining a medical opinion from an appropriate specialist and notifying the Veteran about the unavailability of his separation examination.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not substantially comply with the April 2025 remand instructions by obtaining a medical opinion from an advanced practice registered nurse instead of a dermatologist or other appropriate medical doctor, and also failed to notify the Veteran that his separation examination is unavailable as instructed.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrheic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25014677
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