The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical records and conflicting opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for fungus of the groin and bilateral feet.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner could not resolve the issue without resorting to speculation, leading to a need for further clarification or additional examination.
- Claimed conditions
- fungus of the groin, fungus of the bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0914766
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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
The Board denied service connection for fungus of the bilateral feet, finding no current disability related to in-service injuries and fungal infections.
- Granted
The Board has determined that there is sufficient evidence to grant service connection for a fungal infection of the groin and feet, finding it at least as likely as not that these conditions began during the Veteran's period of active service in Vietnam.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development of his VA treatment records from 1970 to February 2000 and since June 1, 2009.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records from VA facilities and conducting any necessary examinations.
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