The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected plantar keratoderma due to insufficient evidence regarding the side effects of terbinafine.
The deciding factor: The VA-issued drug information sheet or pamphlet accompanying the Veteran's prescription for Terbinafine HCL 1% topical cream is needed to provide a complete record and ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar keratoderma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2026
- Citation
- 26001896
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an increased rating for plantar keratoderma was dismissed due to a procedural defect involving concurrent election of review options.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding systemic therapy for the Veteran's plantar keratoderma.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for hepatitis C prior to July 15, 2020 is dismissed. The case is remanded for a determination on the increased rating claim for plantar keratoderma.
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