The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being necessary, including obtaining an addendum opinion addressing various theories of entitlement for service connection.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was raised by the Veteran and requires further examination and medical opinions to address all theories of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the bilateral hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20081339
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,446 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite of the bilateral hands and feet due to a lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or symptoms related to these conditions during or proximate to the pendency of the claims.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for frostbite of the bilateral feet and hands are granted. The right foot condition claim is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of frostbite of the bilateral hands is granted as his symptoms are attributable to his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and an addendum VA medical opinion regarding his hearing loss claim.
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