The Board has determined that additional development is needed in the form of medical examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any current left foot and toe disability, genital rash, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus. The Veteran's claims are being remanded for these purposes.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to properly adjudicate the service connection claims due to the need for medical opinions regarding the etiology of the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot and toe disability, genital rash
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1336017
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current genital rash disorder and there is no credible evidence linking any such condition to service. The claim for service connection for a genital rash was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence demonstrating a throat disorder in service and no new and material evidence was submitted.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right little finger or left foot and toe disability that is related to military service, thus denying both claims for service connection.
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