The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence and the need for a VA examination regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of cold injury of the upper extremities.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded as there is no current diagnosis, but there is credible evidence of exposure in service and current disability related to cold injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury of the upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1409548
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no residuals of cold injury of the upper or lower extremities during service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board found that there is no evidence to support a finding of cold injury residuals in the Veteran's upper or lower extremities, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
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