The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his service-connected cold injury of the left foot and any right leg condition. The issues on appeal are whether he should receive an increased rating for his service-connected cold injury of the left foot, and whether he should be granted service connection for his claimed right leg condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims require additional medical evidence to support a determination regarding his service-connected conditions and any new or changed symptoms since the last examination. The Veteran also needs an examination to determine if he has a chronic right leg disability that is related to active service, including his acknowledged cold injury of the right foot.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury to the left foot, right leg condition, to include right lower radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0919697
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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 Veteran's service-connected cold injury to the left foot and right foot were granted a rating of 30 percent each from April 12, 2011 to October 1, 2012.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployment (TDIU) is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinion regarding his employability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the nature and etiology of his claimed cold injury disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a cold injury to the left foot due to withdrawal by the Veteran. The low back disability claim is being remanded for additional development.
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