The Board remands the issues for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and examinations to address the Veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary due to insufficient evidence regarding the current severity of tinea pedis and other conditions, as well as to obtain opinions under the PACT Act related to potential service connection based on exposure during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea pedis, diabetes mellitus, including as secondary to service-connected sleep apnea, left knee disability, and spine disability, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, including as secondary to diabetes mellitus and service-connected sleep apnea and left knee disability, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, including as secondary to diabetes mellitus and service-connected sleep apnea and left knee disability, umbilical hernia, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist, carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24032453
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Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in considering all conditions and a need for an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current right great toe / foot disability and his claimed frostbite injury.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected tinea pedis with onychomycosis has been granted increased ratings of 10 percent for both the left and right feet, but no higher.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinea pedis of the right foot, finding that it began during service and has persisted since.
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