The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite to the right hand and foot are being remanded due to a need for additional development, including another VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required as per the VCAA mandates, specifically an examination to determine if the Veteran has current residuals of frostbite related to in-service cold exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite to the right hand, residuals of frostbite to the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1012620
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to insufficient evidence from the last VA examination, and a new evaluation is needed to determine the current severity of his service-connected residuals of frostbite.
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