The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for the following actions: obtaining VA treatment records from January 2010 to present, and readjudicating her claim for a higher rating for plantar psoriasis and entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: VA treatment records are needed to support the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for plantar psoriasis. Additionally, the issue of TDIU is being remanded as it may be related to her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar psoriasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2014
- Citation
- 1434136
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for plantar psoriasis and TDIU due to issues with the pre-decisional duty to assist error. A new VA examination is needed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea, plantar psoriasis, and a back disability. Additionally, the claim to reopen the service connection for plantar keratoderma is also being remanded.
- Denied
The Board found no evidence of a chronic skin disability in service or related to service, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
- Granted
The veteran's initial compensable rating for plantar psoriasis remains at zero percent, as her condition does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under the revised skin disability rating criteria.
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