The Board remands the claim for a skin condition to ensure that all related conditions are considered and to correct a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding TERA exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- actinic keratoses, seborrheic keratoses, recurrent basal cell carcinoma, non-melanoma skin cancers
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25056235
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.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and higher initial evaluations for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, actinic keratoses, plantar fasciitis, basal cell carcinoma, and various musculoskeletal issues.
- Partly granted
The appeal was granted to the extent that new and relevant evidence was received, allowing for readjudication of the claim for service connection for a skin condition. The issue is remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for additional skin conditions, including actinic keratoses, intertrigo, and seborrheic dermatitis, as the evidence did not show a direct relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a dermatological condition, to include skin lesions, actinic keratoses, and chronic melanoma, for further development of evidence related to in-service toxic exposures.
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