The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing and issuance of a statement of the case regarding his claim for service connection for the residuals of frostbite.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a personal hearing, which has been scheduled. Additionally, he filed a notice of disagreement with respect to the denial of service connection for the residuals of frostbite, triggering jurisdiction over this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of pneumonia, disability of the lumbar segment of the spine, residuals of frostbite
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0412885
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a dental disability, claimed as loss of teeth, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and remanded the issues of service connection for a right knee disability and residuals of frostbite.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a right hand disability, to include residuals of frostbite and tenosynovitis, is dismissed due to the appellant's death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of frostbite based on the Veteran's credible testimony and a positive medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of pneumonia, finding that there is no current disability to establish entitlement.
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