The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues are a skin disorder, including dermatitis and eczema, and residuals of a right ankle strain.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were inadequate as they did not consider all relevant medical history and treatment records, particularly the Veteran's complaints during service and post-service treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder, bilateral athlete's foot, hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder, left eye disorder, bilateral pes planus, sleep apnea, sinusitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), right ankle strain, bone spurs of the feet, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), arthritis of the arms, shoulders, hands, legs, feet and back, gout of the arms, feet and legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19171701
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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
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