The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's cold weather injury residuals are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded due to outstanding issues regarding the status of the Veteran's missing service treatment records and the need for a VA examination to assess the etiology of his claimed disability.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold weather injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1240175
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for residuals of cold weather injury, radiation poisoning, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and stress) due to VA's failure to obtain certain private treatment records and VA medical center records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold weather injury due to incomplete development and need for an examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and ensuring complete compliance with the directives of this remand. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated after any necessary development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of residuals of cold weather injury, and thus the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection.
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