The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination of the veteran's left thumb and skin condition. The claims will be reconsidered based on both old and revised rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further review due to changes in rating criteria that require consideration of both old and new versions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea pedis, left foot, residuals, left thumb fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0601844
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis, left foot, and generalized anxiety disorder, while denying increased ratings for knee conditions and other disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis, right and left foot, finding the conditions were causally related to the Veteran's active-duty service.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for increased ratings for right elbow conditions and an earlier effective date for left thumb fracture were denied. However, the veteran was granted service connection for residuals of a right wrist injury effective January 9, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete information and need for additional medical opinions regarding service connection for tinea pedis of both feet, sleep apnea, and lumbar strain.
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