The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and medical records from VA and other sources. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board failed to provide adequate reasons and basis for concluding without benefit of a VA examination that the Veteran's current foot problems were not related to frostbite in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the feet, tendonitis of the legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2012
- Citation
- 1210645
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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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for residuals of frostbite of the feet was denied, but reopened due to new and material evidence. The gastrointestinal disability including constipation with hemorrhoids is now granted.,The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression) were both reopened and granted.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite of the feet and granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine. The Veteran does not have current residuals of frostbite on his feet, but has a current back disability that began in-service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate fulfillment of previous remand instructions, requiring further development and examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite of the feet, finding that there is no current disability and no causal relationship to service.
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