The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received after the previous denial, and a need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's frostbite residuals are related to his service.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that existed but not previously associated with the claims file, necessitating de novo consideration of the claim without addressing whether it is new and material.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18113400
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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 service connection for residuals of frostbite of the hands and feet as there was no evidence of a cold injury during active duty or after service, and any current complaints were not related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the petition to reopen claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite of the hands and acquired psychiatric disability, but granted the petition to reopen the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability. The extension of a temporary total rating based on surgical treatment necessitating convalescence beyond July 31, 2012, and the extension of special monthly compensation beyond July 31, 2012, were also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for residuals of frostbite of the hands, left ankle disability (claimed as ankle swelling), and residuals of frostbite of the feet have been remanded due to insufficient evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded three issues: service connection for residuals of frostbite in the hands and feet, service connection for cause of death, and a hearing loss claim. The examiner is to provide opinions on whether the Veteran's symptoms are related to service-connected PTSD or anxiety.
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