The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and severity of the Veteran's cold injury residuals and onychomyosis of the right and left foot.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not provided with x-rays that could confirm or refute the presence of subarticular punched out lesions or osteoarthritis, which are necessary for a determination of the appropriate disability rating. The examination is therefore inadequate and requires further development.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot cold injury residuals, left foot cold injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1304232
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right foot cold injury residuals, effective May 18, 1995. The decision is based on evidence of a current disability related to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right foot cold injury residuals, effective May 18, 1995. The decision is based on evidence of a current disability related to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right foot disabilities were reopened due to new evidence, but the effective dates are not granted as requested.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for bilateral foot disabilities, to include on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), is dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.
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