The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite, to include a right great toe amputation, and Buerger's disease with a right great toe amputation are not well grounded.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a nexus between any current findings of frostbite residuals or Buerger's disease with a right great toe amputation and service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite, right great toe amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0002982
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a dental disability, claimed as loss of teeth, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and remanded the issues of service connection for a right knee disability and residuals of frostbite.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a right hand disability, to include residuals of frostbite and tenosynovitis, is dismissed due to the appellant's death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of frostbite based on the Veteran's credible testimony and a positive medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for right great toe amputation, finding that it was a complication of nonservice-connected diabetes mellitus and not caused or aggravated by any service-connected condition.
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