The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for proper VCAA notice regarding the bases for the prior denial and what evidence would be necessary to substantiate that element or elements required to establish service connection.
The deciding factor: Additional VCAA notice is needed as per the recent holding in Kent v. Nicholson, which established new requirements regarding the VCAA notice and claims that had been previously denied.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury to the hands
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0801651
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are as likely as not due to noise exposure during his period of active service. The Veteran also had a cold injury to his hands in service, but there is insufficient evidence to determine if any current hand disability is related to this injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of certain medical records and a need for additional examination.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for residuals of cold injury to the hands, feet, and an eye disorder. The underlying merits will be considered on remand.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board previously denied service connection for residuals of a cold injury to the hands. The case is being remanded due to inadequate examination and failure to comply with previous remand instructions.
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