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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