The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold weather injury due to incomplete development and need for an examination.
The deciding factor: The case requires additional development, including obtaining a complete service personnel file and arranging for a VA examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed conditions related to cold weather exposure in Korea.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold weather injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1750769
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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 residuals of cold weather injury, radiation poisoning, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and stress) due to VA's failure to obtain certain private treatment records and VA medical center records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and ensuring complete compliance with the directives of this remand. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated after any necessary development.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of residuals of cold weather injury, and thus the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for residuals of cold weather injuries, including Raynaud's phenomenon. The decision is based on evidence showing exposure to extreme cold and wet weather during active duty service.
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