The Board is remanding the case for additional development to obtain relevant records and provide the Veteran with appropriate VA examinations to determine if any current skin disorder of the right foot or acquired psychiatric disorder are related to a period of active service.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated, but it appears that the appeal is being remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record for proper adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- jungle rot of the right foot, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1012212
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a back disability, denied an increased rating for the right knee and psychiatric disorder, and granted an additional 10 percent rating for right knee instability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, joint pain, fatigue, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 10-percent rating for the Veteran's plantar wart right foot and service connection for tinnitus, while remanding several other claims for further development.
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