The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of certain medical records and a need for additional examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on incomplete evidence, including missing private hospital records related to cold injury residuals and status post fistulotomy. The VA needs to obtain these records and provide an opinion regarding service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury to the hands, residuals of cold injury to the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1439988
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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
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are as likely as not due to noise exposure during his period of active service. The Veteran also had a cold injury to his hands in service, but there is insufficient evidence to determine if any current hand disability is related to this injury.
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