The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper VCAA notice.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to incomplete information and a need for proper VCAA notification.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0636925
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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.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection was granted, effective January 24, 2014. The decision also remanded several other issues including service connection for a right shoulder disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder of the feet, including onychomycosis, and for sinusitis. The decision found that the Veteran's pre-existing skin disorder did not worsen during his service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder of the feet, finding no medical evidence linking it to the veteran's military service or exposure to Agent Orange.
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