The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence, including scheduling new VA examinations to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected calluses and tinea pedis.
The deciding factor: Further examination is necessary as the most recent examinations are outdated and do not address the current state of the conditions in an active phase or provide a thorough assessment of their impact on the veteran's daily life.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral tinea pedis, Calluses of both feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0906439
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,440 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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