The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for frostbite of both feet due to insufficient evidence in the record, particularly regarding a September 2025 private medical record linking peripheral neuropathy to in-service frostbite.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report is not based on the full medical history provided by additional records including a September 2025 private medical record that links peripheral neuropathy to in-service frostbite.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of the left foot, frostbite of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2026
- Citation
- 26002454
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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 appeal for service connection for frostbite of the left foot was dismissed due to it being a duplicate claim.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed as withdrawn during a hearing. The Board has also remanded several issues for further examination and review.
- Dismissed
Your appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, frostbite of the left foot, and frostbite of the right foot have been dismissed because your Notice of Disagreement was not timely filed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for frostbite of both his right and left feet due to insufficient medical records from German hospitals and a need for additional private treatment records.
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