The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injury to various body parts due to a missed VA examination. The Veteran is advised that he must cooperate with VA efforts to assist him, including reporting for scheduled examinations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for a VA examination and his claim was remanded based on this failure.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury to the ears, residuals of cold injury to the nose, residuals of cold injury to the upper extremities, residuals of cold injury to the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189166
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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.
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