The Veteran's service connection claim for cold injury residuals and skin disability of the feet is remanded due to insufficient evidence, requiring an examination.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence exists to determine if the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury, skin disability of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185440
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.
- Granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- Denied
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