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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2013
- Citation
- 1300605
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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 claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received. The Veteran's conditions of cold injuries, cervical spine disorder, gout, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus are all being reviewed.
- 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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