The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the veteran's residuals of right foot frostbite and a compensable rating for residuals of a right ring finger disability. The issues of increased ratings for left foot frostbite remain before the Board.
The deciding factor: The Board requested additional medical evaluations to determine the current nature and extent of the veteran's residuals of bilateral foot frostbite, including whether he has fungal infections or nail abnormalities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right foot frostbite, residuals of left foot frostbite, residuals of a right ring finger disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2007
- Citation
- 0712095
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of right and left foot frostbite to obtain additional evidence, including medical records from Grand Forks Air Force Base Hospital, and a new VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of right foot frostbite and residuals of left foot frostbite, finding that the Veteran's disabilities are attributable to her active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of left and right foot frostbite are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claims for various foot disabilities, including frostbite and fungus, need further examination due to incomplete medical records and exposure history.
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