The Veteran's claim for bilateral leg disorder due to cold injury is being remanded as it was not adjudicated.,There are no chronic skin lesions, including of the scalp and neck. The Veteran's service records do not show any history or diagnosis of such conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a diagnosed condition that would warrant service connection for his claimed skin disorders. His STRs were silent for any history, complaints, treatment, or diagnosis of skin lesions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral leg disorder (claimed as due to cold injury), Skin lesions, to include scalp and neck
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1646603
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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.
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