The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for cold injury residuals of the bilateral feet and hands based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran. However, these issues are being remanded to allow for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim - in-service incurrence of cold injuries resulting in frostbite.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals, bilateral feet, cold injury residuals, bilateral hands
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20063068
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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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