The claim of service connection for chronic furunculosis and numbness in the right leg has been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's skin disorder may be related to herbicide exposure, but further examination is needed.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is required to determine if the Veteran's current conditions are related to his service or any other relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic furunculosis, numbness in right leg
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18121682
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left hip, knee, TMJ, and shoulder conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting their relation to the Veteran's military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic skin disorder, including furunculosis, tinea glutealis, and tinea cruris, has been reopened. The evidence now shows that these conditions are as likely as not related to active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for chronic furunculosis of the buttocks and back, effective from December 21, 2000.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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