The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and arranging a VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right above the knee amputation as a residual of in-service frostbite is pending.
The deciding factor: The decision requires additional evidence and development due to missing or unavailable medical records and an inability to determine if the current disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right above the knee amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1527101
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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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