The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging a VA examination. The Veteran's skin rash of the feet is being evaluated in relation to his presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service.
The deciding factor: The need for an examination and review of medical records to determine if the Veteran's current foot rash is related to service, including Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash of the feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1510590
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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: Granted
The Board finds that the Veteran's skin rash of the groin, feet, back and chest is related to his active military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his left ankle disability was denied. The Board also found that the veteran's skin rash and PTSD were not incurred in service, as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has recharacterized the issue on appeal as denial of service connection for an ankle disorder. The veteran's claims for gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and skin rash of the feet disorders were previously denied in September 1994 and June 1995 respectively, with no new or material evidence submitted to reopen these claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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