The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of frozen feet and trench foot. The Board finds that these symptoms are as least as likely as not due to cold exposure during military service in Korea, rather than diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions create an equipoise of evidence regarding whether the veteran's symptomatology is due to his military service or diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frozen feet, residuals of trench foot
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0204948
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's trench foot and its residuals. The claim will be further developed for a new examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for residuals of trench foot due to insufficient evidence and need for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and relevant service treatment records being associated with the case. The RO is required to obtain VA examinations and opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frozen feet, residuals of frozen hands, a back disability (to include arthritis), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a mouth sore disability have all been denied. The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's assertions that these conditions were incurred in or due to his time in service.
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