The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected residuals of frozen feet and cold injury to the lower extremities, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under either the old or new rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate that the veteran's service-connected conditions caused significant symptoms such as tissue loss, nail abnormalities, color changes, locally impaired sensation, hyperhidrosis, or X-ray abnormalities (osteoporosis, subarticular punched out lesions, or osteoarthritis).
- Claimed conditions
- Frozen Feet, Cold Injury to Lower Extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0112304
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for frozen feet has been readjudicated and is granted. The case is remanded as the Board finds that new evidence received since the April 2016 decision supports the claim.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's current diagnosis is related to his military service and stressors consistent with service.,The issue of entitlement to service connection for frozen feet was withdrawn by the veteran prior to a decision being made.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for ratings of frozen feet and for VA compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional genitourinary disabilities resulting from VA medical treatment received between August 1971 and November 1973.
- 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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