The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the issue of service connection for residuals of cold injuries can be decided.
The deciding factor: Further development, including a VA examination and obtaining additional medical records, is required to properly adjudicate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injuries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2013
- Citation
- 1300605
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for various conditions allegedly related to cold injuries sustained during his military service in Korea. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining unit history and morning reports from relevant periods.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case back to the RO for a review of additional evidence and further development before deciding on the service connection claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
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