The Board remands the claims for service connection for chloracne, skin cancer, rhinophyma, rheumatoid arthritis, and lung condition due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relationship to his military service, including exposure to an herbicide agent.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne, skin cancer, rhinophyma (claimed as rhino nose), rheumatoid arthritis, lung condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25057881
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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