The Veteran's bilateral foot fungus is currently rated at 10 percent effective February 18, 2009. The Board has found that the condition covers at least 5% of his total body area and grants a 10 percent evaluation for this period. However, the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent is remanded due to incomplete records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records from private providers have not been obtained as per previous Board directives.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Fungus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24007222
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral foot fungus, and neck disability. It granted service connection for hiatal hernia as secondary to GERD and denied a higher rating for GERD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected bilateral foot fungus disability is remanded due to the inadequacy of the January 2020 VA examination. The Board finds that additional development, including a retrospective opinion on the severity and treatment of the condition during the appeal period, is needed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss warrants a noncompensable evaluation, and has remanded for further action on his foot fungus claim.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions including a right shoulder disability, chest pains, bilateral foot fungus, a right knee disability, a cervical spine disability, and breathing difficulties. The evidence does not support the Veteran's claims that these disabilities are related to his military service.
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