The Board has remanded the case to the AOJ for further action consistent with the terms of a Joint Motion for Remand (JMR). The appeal is REMANDED to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) due to the need for additional VA examination and consideration of all evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's frostbite residuals included arthralgia or pain, numbness, and cold sensitivity but no tissue loss, nail abnormalities, color changes, locally impaired sensation, hyperhidrosis, or x-ray abnormalities such as osteoporosis, subarticular punched out lesions, or osteoarthritis. The Court ordered the case to be remanded for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the right upper extremity, residuals of frostbite of the left upper extremity, residuals of frostbite of the right lower extremity, residuals of frostbite of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1745531
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for frostbite residuals of both upper extremities and TDIU due to unresolved procedural issues.
- Dismissed
Your service connection claims for a psychiatric disability and residuals of frostbite of the left and right lower extremities have been granted in a June 2020 rating decision, so your current claim is dismissed as moot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite of the left and right lower extremities due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite affecting various body parts, finding no current disability related to the Veteran's in-service cold injury.
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