The Board has granted an initial 30 percent evaluation for cold injury residuals of the feet, hands, and face from July 14, 1997. The criteria under both old and new regulations support this decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran's complaints of pain, tenderness, redness, and skin lesions related to frostbite are sufficient to meet the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under both the 'old' and 'new' rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Cold Injury Residuals of Feet, Cold Injury Residuals of Hands, Cold Injury Residuals of Face
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0021494
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