The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and private podiatry records. The issues of increased ratings for left foot cold injury and right foot cold injury, as well as TDIU prior to October 17, 2017, are being addressed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims required further development due to incomplete medical opinions and unobtained records.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot cold injury, right foot cold injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24031965
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,680 · Granted: 24% (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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims of service connection for a left foot cold injury, migraines, and right ear hearing loss are dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for left ear hearing loss is also dismissed.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for right ankle strain, left ankle strain, and bilateral knee conditions are dismissed.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for a lumbar condition, bilateral hip conditions, and a right foot cold injury are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including efforts to locate and reconstruct the Veteran's missing claims file.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for the left and right foot cold injuries but denied higher ratings for the left and right hand cold injuries.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the previously denied service connection claims for left foot, cervical spine, and left knee disorders due to new and material evidence. The cases are being remanded for further evaluations.
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