The veteran's service-connected bilateral residuals of frozen feet were rated at 10 percent prior to January 12, 1998. From that date, he was granted a separate 10 percent rating for each foot.
The deciding factor: The clinical findings did not demonstrate objective evidence of symptoms such as swelling, tenderness, or redness required for higher ratings under the old criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of both feet, cold injury to the left foot, cold injury to the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0003620
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