The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's skin conditions and hearing loss are related to service.
The deciding factor: The opinions were not clear on the Veteran’s history of symptoms, and further clarification is needed regarding his reported post-service symptoms and noise exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Athlete's foot, cracked skin on hands and fingers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21005441
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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 Board dismissed all claims for higher initial ratings and service connection, as the Veteran requested a higher-level review of these issues in May 2024 but then appealed to the Board in August 2024, leading to concurrent review which is not allowed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including unconfirmed service locations and lack of VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's athlete's foot is granted an initial rating of 60 percent, and a TDIU is granted from May 5, 2010.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for athlete's foot due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for asthma for further development.
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