Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a skin condition due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examination was found inadequate as it relied on the absence of evidence, which is not permissible under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104531
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