The Board has granted increased disability evaluations for the veteran's service-connected residuals of frozen feet and right shoulder injury with muscular atrophy and weakness, effective January 12, 1998.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the veteran's disabilities were manifested by symptoms consistent with a moderately severe degree of impairment under the revised rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Frozen Feet, Right Shoulder Injury with Muscular Atrophy and Weakness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0033559
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- Denied
The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for residuals of frozen feet were denied. The RO confirmed and continued the existing ratings, with no changes in evaluation.
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