The Board remands the claim for a skin condition, to include cystic acne and tinea versicolor, for further medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: Further medical opinions are needed to determine if the Veteran's cystic acne worsened during service and if his tinea versicolor is related to toxic exposures or may be a medically unexplained multisymptom chronic illness.
- Claimed conditions
- cystic acne, tinea versicolor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092585
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 837 · Granted: 24% (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
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinea versicolor, finding that the condition started during service and continued to present. The Veteran's statements were found credible in establishing a link between his service and the condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability, right knee disability, bilateral hallux valgus with degenerative joint disease, bilateral shin splints (tingling of the bilateral lower extremities), tinea versicolor, migraines, and left shoulder disability are all found to have onset during his period of service from July 1996 to July 2008. As a result, these conditions are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's left inguinal hernia is not considered due to lack of current diagnosis or functional impairment.
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