The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a search for alternative service treatment records and an updated VA examination.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine the current nature and extent of the veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his employment and daily life.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of frostbite of the feet, Lumbar spine fracture residuals, Total disability rating due to individual unemployability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0815138
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's foot disabilities, including whether they are related to his service in Korea.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability was not found to warrant a rating in excess of 40 percent, and he was also denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite of the feet due to a lack of evidence linking current foot disabilities to an in-service injury.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of frostbite of the right hand and feet, finding that the veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not due to in-service exposure to extreme cold weather.
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