The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including an examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected residuals of cold injury to both hands. The claims are being returned to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office for further action.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion found that the March 2006 VA compensation and pension (C&P) joints examiner's opinion was inadequate, as it did not provide a sufficient basis for determining whether the cold injury residuals resulted in arthritis. The Court ordered remand to ensure compliance with due process rights.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury, right hand, residuals of cold injury, left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1021405
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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 decided that the Veteran's cold injury service-connected disabilities have not been evaluated by VA examination since 2015. More recent VA treatment records reflect changes in the severity of these disabilities, and updated VA examinations are needed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims due to inadequate opinions in the previous rating decisions and a need for further examination.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and thus grants TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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