The Veteran's cause of death was listed as cardiac arrhythmia. The appellant contends that his death was due to service-connected conditions, including a gunshot wound to the left femur and skin conditions. The Board has ordered additional medical opinions and records review.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions are needed to determine if any of the Veteran's service-connected conditions contributed substantially or materially to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac arrhythmia, gunshot wound to the left femur with retained metal fragments, tinea pubis, tinea corporis, acne folliculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18112015
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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
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals of the June 2025 and July 2024 rating decisions regarding entitlement to a compensable disability rating for tinea corporis / tinea versicolor with left great toe onychomycosis, as well as the proposal to decrease the Veteran's disability rating. The reduction from 30% to noncompensable was found proper based on improvement in the condition.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal before a decision was made.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that they are attributable to his time in service and supported by medical opinions. The PACT Act presumption applies.
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