The Board has granted an effective date of October 1, 2001 for the grant of service connection for residuals of frostbite of the left lower extremity and right above-the-knee amputation. The veteran's petition to reopen his claim was received within one year of the liberalizing regulation that added organic residuals of frostbite as a presumptive disease for former prisoners of war.
The deciding factor: The effective date is set at October 1, 2001, which is when the liberalizing regulation adding organic residuals of frostbite to the list of diseases subject to presumptive service connection took effect. The veteran's petition to reopen his claim was received within one year of this change in the law.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of left lower extremity, right above-the-knee amputation
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0212863
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