The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of frozen feet. The merits of this claim will be reviewed on a de novo basis after additional development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted since the final RO decision, which is required to reopen the claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frozen feet
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0212297
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death while the case was pending before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities make him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of frozen feet in June 1985, concluding that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection. The Veteran's motion alleging clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was denied.
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