The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's skin disorder of the feet. The examiner should consider the Veteran's reported exposure to damp conditions during service.
The deciding factor: The examiner must provide an opinion as to whether it is at least as likely as not that any current skin disorder of the feet had its clinical onset during active duty or is related to any in-service disease, injury, or event, including exposure to Agent Orange and/or damp conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder of the feet, jungle rot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1312606
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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
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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