The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinea pedis as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus is being remanded for a VA dermatological examination.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine the etiology of any current diagnosis of tinea pedis and whether it is related to the veteran's service-connected DM.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0600073
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher evaluations or service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected bilateral tinea pedis and onychomycosis toes due to an inadequate examination.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction from 10 percent to noncompensable for both bilateral tinea pedis and contact dermatitis, bilateral thighs with residual scarring was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, bilateral tinea pedis, and rhinitis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.
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