The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current foot disorder is related to claimed frostbite during military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence is unclear and requires further clarification through an appropriate VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of frostbite, bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0816474
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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to bilateral knees, bilateral feet, tinnitus, OSA, acquired psychiatric disability, and pilonidal cyst.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's bilateral feet and cold weather injury joint aches, finding no evidence that these conditions were related to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to an incomplete record and the need for additional development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite, a low back disability, asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.
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