The Board is remanding the case to obtain records of the Veteran's treatment at a clinic in Waconia, Minnesota and to seek an opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether any current findings would change the previous determination that his conditions are less likely related to military service due to cold exposure.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly based on a specific reasoning statement; it is remanded for further development of records and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals of the right lower extremity, cold injury residuals of the left lower extremity, cold injury residuals of the right upper extremity, cold injury residuals of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1038637
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding his ankle, knee, cold injury residuals, sciatica, TBI, and bilateral eye disorders. The RO will obtain any missing records from his service period in Germany and conduct further evaluations.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability manifested by pain, left knee degenerative changes, lumbar spondylosis and multilevel discogenic disease, cold injury residuals of the upper extremities (right and left), and cold injury residuals of the lower extremities (right and left).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cold injury residuals of the left and right lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cold injury residuals of the right and left lower extremities, as well as status post amputations of the second toes on both feet. The decision is based on a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.
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