The Board is remanding the Veteran's claims for additional development due to missing service treatment records and inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on an inadequate VA examination, and there are concerns about obtaining all relevant service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injuries to the feet, residuals of cold injuries to the hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1029042
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that a hearing before the Board is necessary and has been scheduled for a videoconference hearing.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment in the amount of $1,046.00 due to financial hardship and undue economic hardship resulting from recovery.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there are no current residuals of cold injuries to the feet, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.
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