The Board has remanded the case to allow the AOJ to consider additional evidence submitted by the Veteran, including a statement from his private doctor. The claim will be reconsidered and a Supplemental Statement of the Case will be provided.
The deciding factor: The Board instructed the AOJ to consider new evidence submitted by the Veteran in its decision on service connection for cold injury residuals of the bilateral lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2011
- Citation
- 1116103
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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