The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis is being remanded due to the need for clarification of his current treatment and further examination.
The deciding factor: Further clarification of the Veteran's current treatment and additional examination are required to determine the severity of his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0938878
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals on April 28, 2025.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis was granted a 60 percent rating beginning August 1, 2007.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for the condition prior to August 1, 2007, is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis was denied. The VA determined that the condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation based on the severity of his symptoms, which were evaluated under Diagnostic Code 7806.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis, finding that his condition did not meet the criteria for any higher rating under either the old or new VA rating criteria.
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