The Board remands the claims for service connection for frostbite of both feet due to a need for outstanding medical records from UPMC St. Margaret.
The deciding factor: A remand is required to obtain private treatment records from UPMC St. Margaret that may establish the Veteran's diagnosis and chronicity of care.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of the right foot, frostbite of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24004126
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.
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