The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral foot onychomycosis, including whether it is related to service or secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The previous examinations did not provide sufficient rationale for their conclusions regarding direct service connection and secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1530140
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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: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the issues of entitlement to service connection for pressure triggered paresthesia, bilateral foot onychomycosis, degenerative joint disease with grade 1 spondylolisthesis L5 on S1, and residual injury of the right ankle due to a procedural defect in the filing of the appeal. The issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for hemorrhoids was denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted, with the May 2011 Board decision being reopened and service connection established.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension and a skin disorder are being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and a rating for his sleep apnea and bilateral foot onychomycosis have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
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