The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral ingrown toenails for further development and adjudication.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate as it did not provide a nexus opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral ingrown toenails are caused or aggravated by service or a service-connected disability, as required by prior remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ingrown toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25005839
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
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