The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA medical opinions and procedural issues. The Veteran's right lower extremity peripheral nerve disability is being reviewed again for service connection, specifically as secondary to his service-connected tinea pedis with onychomycosis.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided were unclear and did not address the theories of direct service connection, secondary causation, and secondary aggravation appropriately.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity peripheral nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21040605
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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