The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's skin condition of the bilateral feet.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report to his scheduled VA examination, which appears to have been sent to an old or incorrect address. The case is therefore being remanded again for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition of the bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1622999
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome was granted. The cases of low back disability and skin condition of the bilateral feet are remanded.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for increased ratings of hypertension and bilateral pes planus, as well as service connection for tinnitus and a skin condition of the feet. The appellant withdrew his appeal prior to the decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has not been able to make a fully-informed decision on the issues of service connection for skin conditions and disability ratings for armpit scars due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology and severity of these conditions. The Veteran's symptoms have not been adequately addressed in the current examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, skin conditions of the feet, patellofemoral syndrome of the knees, and left shoulder disability. The Veteran's PTSD was evaluated as 50 percent disabling.
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