The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of cold injury residuals and shin disorders due to new and material evidence. The claims are remanded for further development, including VA examinations.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received that raises a reasonable probability of substantiating the claims of service connection for cold injury residuals and shin disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity cold injury residuals, right upper extremity cold injury residuals, left lower extremity cold injury residuals, right lower extremity cold injury residuals, left leg shin disorder, right leg shin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23064109
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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 has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left upper extremity, right upper extremity, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity cold injury residuals due to a lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cold injury residuals affecting the right and left upper extremities, as well as the right and left lower extremities. The reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for left ear hearing loss was found to be improper, and a 10 percent rating is restored effective June 13, 2023.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for right ear hearing loss, right upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, cold injury residuals in both upper and lower extremities, and muscle atrophy in both upper and lower extremities due to incomplete development of evidence.,Additional medical opinions are needed to address the nature and etiology of these conditions.
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