The Board has granted service connection for onychomycosis of the bilateral feet and has remanded the issue of service connection for a lung disorder, including asthma.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current onychomycosis of the feet is related to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange due to combat service in Vietnam. The Board found that the Veteran's reports about the symptoms align with how the currently diagnosed disability is known to develop and thus accepted his testimony as credible.
- Claimed conditions
- onychomycosis of the bilateral feet, lung disorder including asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24051151
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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 claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a skin disorder (onychomycosis of the bilateral feet), respiratory cancer, ischemic heart disease, and colon cancer have been granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during service. The PACT Act is applicable in these cases.,Service connection has been established for respiratory cancer and ischemic heart disease due to herbicide agent exposure.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims as the Veteran's October 2020 request to continue the appeal under the modernized review system was invalid and not properly before the Board.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records related to his service-connected foot conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded all service connection claims due to the submission of additional VA treatment records and examinations. The Veteran's claims for various conditions are being reviewed again.
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