The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic foot fungus, but remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and evidence. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a condition that he claims first appeared in service.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been received to reopen the previously denied claim, but further evaluation of the Veteran's claim is needed due to lack of definitive medical nexus between his current foot fungus and service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic foot fungus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2018
- Citation
- 1809713
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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).
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