The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include jungle rot of the bilateral feet, shrapnel wound residuals, PTSD, and a left knee condition.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence supports the Veteran's claims for service connection in all cases.
- Claimed conditions
- jungle rot, shrapnel wound to the chest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20066976
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,548 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 20066976.
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: Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 19, 2021, for the award of service connection for tinnitus but denied all other claims for service connection and special monthly compensation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues related to service connection for various disabilities due to new and relevant evidence. The effective date for the left shoulder disability was denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Appellant's claim for accrued benefits is dismissed because she did not identify a specific rating decision with which she disagreed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin rash and jungle rot have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The cases are now remanded for further examination and medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions, particularly in relation to presumed exposure to herbicide agents.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.