The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and an examination, as there was no medical opinion provided regarding whether the Veteran's frostbite of the lower extremities is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has residuals of frostbite caused by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1705451
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and frostbite of the lower extremities. The case is being remanded to obtain a VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and REMANDED the claim of frostbite of the lower extremities to the RO.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and frostbite of the lower extremities were not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied both claims.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities of tinnitus or frostbite of the lower extremities that are related to his military service. The claims for service connection are denied.
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