The veteran seeks an increased rating for his service-connected fungus infection of the groin and feet. The Board finds that there is a further VA duty to assist in developing evidence pertinent to this claim, including obtaining medical records from December 1999 onwards and arranging for a current VA examination.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition has increased since his last VA examination in September 1998, necessitating additional development of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- fungus infection of the groin and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2005
- Citation
- 0504952
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected fungal infection of the groin and feet.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further examination and development of his service-connected fungus infection of the groin and feet.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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