The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to inadequate VA examination and other issues.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was based on a lack of in-service treatment records, which is insufficient without considering the Veteran's lay statements and submitted buddy statements regarding his service conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- onychomycosis, bilateral feet, lichen planus hyperkeratotic, bilateral legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1429907
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's skin conditions and left arm atrophy are being remanded for further evaluation as the current evidence is insufficient to determine their severity or service connection.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for onychomycosis, bilateral feet has been dismissed. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to potential secondary effects from medications used to treat his service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's onychomycosis, bilateral feet condition may have worsened since his last VA examination and the examiner needs to determine if any other skin disability is present and whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and onychomycosis, bilateral feet. The decision found that there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year post-service, and that they were not related to exposure to herbicides.
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