The veteran's claims for service connection for frostbite and fungus of the feet, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), are being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to verify the claimed in-service stressors and to provide a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's foot conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite, fungus of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0812758
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for frostbite, finding it to be causally related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, upper back condition, degenerative disc disease of the lower back, migraine headaches, right wrist condition, carpal tunnel of the right hand, and frostbite, as further development is needed to obtain the Veteran's complete service treatment records and provide VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for frostbite was dismissed as she withdrew her appeal.,Her petition to reopen the PTSD claim due to military sexual trauma was granted, and service connection is now established.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have malaria, a shrapnel wound of the left thigh, beriberi with edema, arthritis, frostbite, or a disability manifested by coughs, colds, and fever attributable to his period of military service.
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