The Veteran's appeal for a higher evaluation for service-connected porokeratosis with right foot corns is granted, but only up to 30 percent. The appeal for TDIU prior to October 4, 2019, remains pending and will be remanded.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected porokeratosis with right foot corns results in severe functional impairment from February 23, 2017, to the present. However, his other disabilities do not result in loss of use of the right foot.
- Claimed conditions
- porokeratosis, intractable plantar keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23011113
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including adjustment disorder, benign skin lesions, actinic keratosis, poikiloderma, porokeratosis, Parkinson's disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy, hypertension, increased urinary frequency, diverticulosis, duodenal ulcer, and bilateral cataracts are all granted due to exposure to herbicide agents, mustard gas, and ionizing radiation during service.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for metatarsalgia, tailor's bunion, intractable plantar keratosis, callus, and osteoarthritis of the left foot great toe. The decision is based on evidence showing a direct relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was not a reasonable possibility that his service-connected conditions prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and arranging a VA examination to assess his ability to engage in activities of daily living due to his service-connected disabilities.
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