The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of ingrown toenail removal, diagnosed as onychocryptosis is being remanded due to the need for additional development and an addendum VA examination.
The deciding factor: The current VA examination report was inadequate for evaluation purposes and another remand is required to determine the etiology of the Veteran's currently diagnosed onychocryptosis and its relationship to service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- onychocryptosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2012
- Citation
- 1241227
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's skin disability, diagnosed as tinea ungium (fungal rash), fissures, xerosis, cellulitis, and onychocryptosis. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to moisture during his Vietnam service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral onychocryptosis, resulting in painful and deformed toenails, warrants a 10 percent rating under DC 7804 for the entire appeal period.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for chronic tinea pedis, xerosis, onychocryptosis, onychomycosis, and matricectomies of the bilateral feet is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension and a skin disorder are being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.
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