The Board has determined that the veteran's current painful feet are related to his service-connected frostbite, and he is granted a compensable rating for his corneal scar. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports the connection between the veteran's current foot pain and his in-service frostbite, and his right eye condition is found to be at least as likely related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the bilateral feet, corneal scar on the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0313706
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite of the bilateral hands and feet due to a lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or symptoms related to these conditions during or proximate to the pendency of the claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities, including right ankle, left leg, right leg, frostbite residuals, inguinal injury, sterility, right shoulder, low back, bilateral hip, and left ankle disabilities. The remand is due to incomplete service treatment records from the Veteran's first period of active service and the need for addendum opinions regarding the relationship between the claimed conditions and service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.
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