The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claim of service connection for frostbite left foot. The case is now remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: New and relevant evidence, including VA podiatry records and a VA cold weather examination, was submitted after the prior final denial of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite left foot
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24070766
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 134 · Granted: 38% (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
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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