The Board has granted higher ratings of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of frostbite of both feet, effective from January 12, 1998.
The deciding factor: The revised regulatory criteria established that as of January 12, 1998, the veteran's symptoms met the criteria for a 20 percent rating for each foot due to persistent moderate pain or tenderness and other associated symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the right foot, residuals of frostbite of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0304081
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Decisions by this judge: 685 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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