The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for foot fungus to obtain an adequate medical examination.
The deciding factor: The January 2020 VA examination was found inadequate due to contradictions and omissions, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot fungus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063841
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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