The Veteran's fungal infection and potential service connection for an infectious disease, possibly malaria, are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a VA examination to assess the current nature and severity of the Veteran’s fungal infection and to determine whether he has a current or previously resolved infection related to his military service, including any incident in Panama or Korea.
- Claimed conditions
- Fungal infection, Residuals of an infectious disease (possibly malaria)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18143097
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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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