The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to the lack of service medical records and the need to obtain alternative records. The appellant's claim for service connection for residuals of frostbite in both upper and lower extremities is pending.
The deciding factor: The VA did not have access to the appellant's service medical records, which are necessary to establish his exposure to cold injury during service. Therefore, further development is needed to locate these records or alternative evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of each upper extremity, residuals of frostbite of each lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0500971
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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.
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