The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for onychomycosis of the bilateral feet and hemochromatosis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that there is no evidence of any other currently diagnosed diseases which represent superimposed diseases or injury that began during the Veteran’s service, thus requiring a new opinion to address this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- onychomycosis of the bilateral feet, hemochromatosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20039171
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, skin cancer, and hemochromatosis has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and skin cancer, but denied service connection for hemochromatosis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for additional development due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all claims for service connection for various conditions secondary to hemochromatosis due to the need for additional development.
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