The Veteran's service-connected residuals of cold weather injuries involving the bilateral upper and lower extremities are being remanded for further evaluation due to recent assertions of increased severity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has asserted that his service-connected residuals have worsened, necessitating a new examination to assess current disability levels.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold weather injury, left lower extremity, residuals of cold weather injury, right lower extremity, residuals of cold weather injury, left upper extremity, residuals of cold weather injury, right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127197
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
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