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The deciding factor: Further examination is necessary as the most recent examinations are outdated and do not address the current state of the conditions in an active phase or provide a thorough assessment of their impact on the veteran's daily life.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
- Calluses of both feet, Bilateral tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0906439
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, anxiety, bilateral tinea pedis, left knee condition, right knee condition, bilateral pes planus, low back strain, migraines, and non-specific respiratory condition as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time during the pendency of the appeal.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left ankle disabilities but granted separate 10 percent ratings for instability in both ankles. A compensable rating was also denied for bilateral tinea pedis.
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