The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death. The case will be returned for further review.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities materially contributed to or hastened his death.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury to the ears, residuals of cold injury to both lower extremities, with left below the knee amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2011
- Citation
- 1133520
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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 remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injury to his ears, nose, upper extremities, and lower extremities due to a lack of VA examination. The Veteran was exposed to cold weather during service in Korea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for cold injury residuals to his ears, nose, upper extremities, and lower extremities due to a lack of in-service treatment records. The Veteran is asked to provide any VA or private medical records since the last time they were obtained.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA physician's opinion regarding whether the veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death.
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