The Board is remanding the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of right eye surgery to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC). The Board will decide the remaining claims concerning the cold injury residuals to the feet and right hand.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted additional medical evidence in support of his claim, which must be considered by the RO before it can be reviewed by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- Cold Injury to Left Foot, Cold Injury to Right Foot, Cold Injury to Right Hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0617867
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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 Veteran's appeal was denied for various issues, including PTSD and residuals of a fistulotomy. The Board found that the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD were not met.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected cold injury residuals have been rated at 30 percent each, and the Board has granted a TDIU. The increased disability ratings for left and right hand cold injury residuals are maintained, with separate ratings for peripheral neuropathy.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, while disabling, do not render him unemployable due to their combined effects. The nonservice-connected conditions have a more significant impact on his employability.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected frostbite of the feet has been rated at 30 percent since November 20, 1995 and increased to 20 percent for each foot starting January 12, 1998.
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