The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration. The skin disorder claim is denied as there is no evidence that it was caused by service. The heart disorder and TDIU claims are also remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a negative medical opinion regarding direct service connection, secondary service connection, and presumptive service connection for the Veteran's skin disorder. The Board has found this opinion inadequate to address whether the Veteran's current heart disorder was aggravated by his service-connected bronchitis.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea cruris, tinea pedis, psoriasis, plaque psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22043791
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for heart attack, kidney stones, polycythemia vera, diabetes mellitus type 2, and psoriasis is remanded due to inadequate VA opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed bilateral tinea pedis, which is a condition related to service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as it did not receive any arguments or evidence from the Veteran and his attorney within the allotted time.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU based on a single disability, finding that his psychiatric disorder alone did not render him unemployable and that he was not in receipt of a total disability rating based on a single service-connected condition.
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