The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a cold weather injury due to the lack of evidence supporting the Veteran's claim.,The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss disability, incomplete paralysis of the inferior alveolar nerve (dental problem/severed nerve), and various other disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no substantial evidence to support the Veteran's claim that he experienced residuals of a cold weather injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cold weather injury, bilateral hearing loss disability, sleep disability, gastritis (claimed as irritable bowel syndrome), GERD (acid reflux/hiatal hernia), incomplete paralysis of the inferior alveolar nerve (dental problem/severed nerve), right arm disability, left arm disability, right hand disability, left hand disability, right leg disability, left leg disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19150278
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 remands the appeal for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right elbow disability, left hand disability, and left shoulder disability to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions in relation to the Veteran's reported in-service injuries.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including tension headaches, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a bilateral hearing loss disability. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's headache disability.
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