The Board awarded a 100 percent disability evaluation for the veteran's cold injury residuals effective January 12, 2000. The veteran also had his earlier effective date for service connection granted.
The deciding factor: The RO assigned a 100% rating based on the severity of the veteran's thromboangiitis obliterans and cardiovascular disabilities as of January 12, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- thromboangiitis obliterans
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0013681
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral foot condition, including thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease), began during his active service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) and Raynaud's Phenomenon. The case is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and private treatment records.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the moving party, and thus has no jurisdiction to rule on this motion.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) is not related to his active military service, including any exposure to herbicide agents. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
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