The Board has denied service connection for mad cow disease and remanded the issues of service connection for cold injury residuals to both feet, hands, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The case is being returned to the RO for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for mad cow disease was not supported by evidence indicating a current disability at any time during the appeal period. For the other issues, additional in-service records are needed to determine if there were left hand, right hand, left foot or right foot disabilities that could be related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- mad cow disease, cold injury residuals of the left foot, cold injury residuals of the right foot, cold injury residuals of the left hand, cold injury residuals of the right hand, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142350
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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
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