The Veteran asserts that he developed frostbite while serving in Korea and was hospitalized for this condition. He now claims residual symptoms of numbness in his feet. The Board finds additional medical development is required to determine the current status of his foot problems.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to establish a link between the Veteran's current foot conditions and service exposure to cold weather.
- 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
- August 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0929556
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current foot condition and his service in Korea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his service connection claims, including obtaining relevant medical records and providing clarifying opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking service connection for frostbite residuals in his bilateral feet. The Board finds the duty to assist has not been met and remands the case for further development, including VA examinations and a nexus opinion.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran does not have current residuals of frostbite to his feet, and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.
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