The Veteran's increased rating claim for trench foot is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected condition and whether any skin issues on his hands are related.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has reported worsening of his service-connected trench foot, necessitating a new evaluation to determine its current severity and any additional skin conditions that may be related.
- Claimed conditions
- trench foot, skin condition on hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163198
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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