Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a skin disability, to include scars and burns, for further development including making a formal finding on toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) and obtaining an addendum medical advisory opinion.
The deciding factor: The need to remand is due to pre-decisional duty to assist omissions that require correction, specifically the failure to make a formal finding for the record whether the Veteran participated in a TERA or to obtain a VA medical advisory opinion addressing the etiology of his skin disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- scars, burns, skin disabilities, including scarring on his toes, scar conditions, and fibrosis of the skin
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100529
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