The veteran's service-connected cold injury residuals and peptic ulcer disease are not currently considered disabling enough to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining employment. Further examination is needed to determine the impact of these conditions on his employability.
The deciding factor: Further examination is required to assess the current functional impairment due to service-connected disabilities that affect the veteran's ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals, peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0324967
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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
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