The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased ratings due to a need for additional development and examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further review by VA medical personnel.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatophytosis of the hands and feet, bronchitis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0336916
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to service-connected dermatophytosis of the hands and feet. The case will be referred for extraschedular consideration.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and scheduling of a Board video-conference hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development and readjudication due to issues related to service connection for cause of death and entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's skin disability, specifically dermatophytosis of the hands and feet, is being remanded for further evaluation due to unclear extent of affected areas.
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