The Board remands the matter for an additional VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral foot fungus.
The deciding factor: An updated VA examination is required as the previous one did not provide sufficient information regarding the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot fungus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24000765
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.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and bilateral foot fungus, as well as the appeals for SMC pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r) and an increased rating for GERD were dismissed due to being already pending at the Board in other appeal streams.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for migraine headaches but denied service connection and initial compensable ratings for other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral foot fungus as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the appeals for service connection of kidney stones, vertigo, bilateral foot fungus, and urinary tract infection. The Veteran's VA treatment records need to be obtained, and further medical opinions are required.
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