The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for a neurological foot disorder, including Chilblains and Raynaud's Disease, to include as secondary to PTSD; and service connection for chronic dermatitis of the feet. The remand is due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations.
The deciding factor: Previous opinions were not specific enough regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s neurological foot disorder and chronic dermatitis of the feet, including whether they are related to service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological foot disorder, chronic dermatitis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19170582
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a more recent VA examination and additional medical records.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for his service-connected low back strain and service connection for foot fungus, finding that there was no evidence of exceptional or unusual circumstances warranting extraschedular consideration and concluding that the dermatitis of the feet is not related to military service.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for chronic dermatitis of the feet, to include jungle rot, and finds that it is related to his active duty service. The claim is therefore granted.
- Denied
The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected skin disability, which affects his feet, does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.
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