The Board has remanded three issues related to service connection for cold injury residuals of the left and right shoulders, hands, and knees due to a lack of adequate examination and reasoning.
The deciding factor: The previous negative opinion was based on the absence of documented cold injuries in service and the Veteran's denial at the examination, which did not consider the possibility of a nexus between these conditions and earlier statements regarding cold injuries of the knees and hands.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals of the left and right shoulders, cold injury residuals of the left and right hands, cold injury residuals of the left and right knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- Not specified
- Citation
- 18100143
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cold injury residuals of the left and right knees, hands, and shoulders as there is no evidence that these conditions are related to in-service exposure to cold.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by his service-connected cold injury residuals. The cause of death listed on the Certificate of Death is disregarded, and there are no medical records showing any connection between the Veteran's cold injuries and his subsequent health issues.
- Denied
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- Denied
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