Citation Nr: 22018787 Decision Date: 03/30/22 Archive Date: 03/30/22 DOCKET NO. 18-10 010 DATE: March 30, 2022 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for tinea pedis is remanded. Entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from June 1969 to December 1970. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) from a November 2014 rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO). The Board observes that in a February 2018 VA Form 9 the Veteran limited his appeal to the issues as presented on the title page of this decision. A hearing was held in October 2021 before the undersigned VLJ; a transcript of which has been associated with the record. 1. Entitlement to service connection for tinea pedis is remanded. The Veteran is seeking service connection for tinea pedis. In October 2021, the Veteran testified that there may be outstanding private treatment records which have yet to be associated with the file. As these records may be pertinent to the issue on appeal, the Board finds that remand is necessary to obtain and associate them with the record. 2. Entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded. The Veteran is seeking a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU). In testimony before the undersigned VLJ, the Veteran asserted that he feels his service-connected disabilities have worsened to the point of affecting employability since the last VA examinations for such conditions. A review of the record reveals that the Veteran's most recent VA examination occurred in April 2018 for his service-connected prostate cancer. The Veteran also received VA examinations in February 2018 for service-connected hearing loss, tinnitus, and anxiety, respectively. Additionally, the Veteran's most recent VA examination concerning his service-connected coronary artery disease occurred in February 2017. Given the length of time since the most recent examinations and the potential for worsening of these disabilities, the Board finds that there is insufficient evidence to determine the level of impairment caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities as it pertains to his employability for the period on appeal. Accordingly, remand is warranted to obtain VA examinations to determine the Veteran's present level of disability and employability. The matters are REMANDED for the following action: 1. Ask the Veteran to complete a VA Form 21-4142 for any relevant outstanding private treatment records, to include those identified in the October 2021 testimony. Make two requests for the authorized records from any facility so identified, unless it is clear after the first request that a second request would be futile. 2. Schedule the Veteran for an examination(s) with an examiner(s) of appropriate expertise to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and the impact of those disabilities on the Veteran's ability to seek and maintain substantially gainful employment. The examiner should comment on the symptoms and effects of all the service-connected disabilities on employment. If the Veteran is felt capable of work, the examiner should state what type of work and what accommodations would be necessary due to the service-connected disabilities. Rationale should be provided. T. REYNOLDS Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans' Appeals Attorney for the Board D. Gorum, Associate Counsel The Board's decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.