The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right foot cold injury is being remanded due to the need for an updated medical opinion and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: A new medical opinion is needed as the previous one relied solely on the absence of any abnormality at the time of separation, which may not be sufficient to determine etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right foot cold injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1414404
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial disability ratings for residuals of a left foot cold injury and residuals of a right foot cold injury have been granted at a 20 percent rating each.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that additional evidence was added to the claims file since the April 2016 SOC and requires remand for further action, including obtaining any outstanding VA and private treatment records.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right foot cold injury, residuals of a left foot cold injury, and tinnitus. The appeal regarding the sleep disorder is remanded.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current right foot cold injury residuals are not related to his military service.
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