The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed skin disability, to include shingles, and bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome of the lower extremities. The examiner will also provide opinions regarding whether it is at least as likely as not that any such disability had its onset during service or is otherwise related thereto.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's skin disabilities, including shingles and bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- shingles, bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1416420
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome has been granted service connection.,The Veteran's shingles disability has been granted service connection.,Service connection for a bladder disorder is denied.,Service connection for a migraine disorder is remanded.,Service connection for a uterine fibroid disorder is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for payment of non-VA medical care at Good Samaritan Hospital on August 4, 2012 is granted due to the emergency nature of his condition and the unavailability of VA facilities.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking service connection for shingles was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for TDIU due to a need for further development of evidence, including VA treatment records and completion of necessary forms.
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