The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of her claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations to assess the nature and etiology of her claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further development is necessary to ensure all relevant evidence has been considered in adjudicating the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- cellulitis and bursitis of the right elbow, residuals of ingrown toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2015
- Citation
- 1530284
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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 Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and treatment records, requiring further development including a new VA examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of ingrown toenails are related to problems he had with his toenails during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's claim is well-grounded and remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records from Dr. Parker and scheduling a VA examination of his feet.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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