The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite and left knee meniscus tear due to the unavailability of his service treatment records. The Veteran must undergo VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The unavailability of service treatment records prevents a determination on the merits of the claims, necessitating further development through VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite, left knee meniscus tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181812
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and dismissed the claim for tinnitus as moot, while denying increased ratings for lower extremity radiculopathy and remanding several back and limb conditions for further evaluation.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a right hand disability, to include residuals of frostbite and tenosynovitis, is dismissed due to the appellant's death.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities, granted separate ratings for instability in both knees, and granted a 20 percent rating for a meniscus tear in the left knee.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of frostbite based on the Veteran's credible testimony and a positive medical opinion.
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