The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection of cold injuries, which was granted with a July 6, 2005 effective date. The RO is instructed to request medical records from VAMC Ann Arbor prior to July 6, 2005 and readjudicate the claim.
The deciding factor: The effective date for service connection must be determined based on available medical records prior to the current effective date of July 6, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injuries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0925396
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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 Veteran's claim for service connection for cold injuries was denied. Service connection for left hip strain and a rating of 100 percent for depressive disorder were granted, effective from April 23, 2022. The claim for high cholesterol was denied as it is not considered a disability under VA law. The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma, fatigue, and headaches remains pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for TDIU is denied as the combined disability rating has reached 100%, making it moot.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted because his service-connected PTSD and cold injuries made it impossible for him to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for cold injuries and depression. The claims of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for bilateral flat feet, generalized primary osteoarthritis, knee replacement resulting from bone cancer, hypertension, prostate cancer, diabetes, and migraine headaches are remanded due to missing service treatment records.
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