The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to August 21, 1997 for a combined rating of 50 percent for cold injury residuals of the hands and feet, as well as his claim for an increased rating for residuals of frozen feet. The veteran's conditions were found to be service-connected on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the reduction of ratings or any other decisions regarding the veteran's disabilities, and thus denied his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- frozen feet, cold injury residuals of the hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0109163
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.
- Partly granted
The veteran's request for a higher disability rating for tinnitus was denied. All other claims for service connection were remanded for further review.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied service connection for athlete's foot and frozen feet. The Veteran was found to have symptoms consistent with other specified trauma-and-stressor-related disorder due to in-service events, while the evidence did not support a diagnosis of athlete's foot or frozen feet.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current cold injury residuals of the hands and feet, diagnosed as secondary Raynaud’s syndrome, are as likely as not attributable to an in-service occurrence. Therefore, service connection is granted for both conditions.
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