The Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for tinea pedis and service connection for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including medical examinations and stressor verification.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded because further examination and verification of the Veteran's in-service stressor are required as part of the VA's duty to assist.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea pedis, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1803956
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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 Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder with social anxiety disorder and PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis and dismissed the claims for tinnitus, multiple sclerosis, neck condition, and low back condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to be readjudicated on the merits due to new and relevant evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia as it is not a disability for VA purposes. The other claims were remanded for further development.
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