The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The RO also denied his request for vocational rehabilitation benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the veteran's claims for service connection or increased ratings, and his request for vocational rehabilitation benefits was denied due to a perceived lack of consideration by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- conjunctivitis, residuals of frostbite to both feet, residuals of frostbite of the right foot with Raynaud's phenomenon, residuals of frostbite of the left foot with Raynaud's phenomenon, peripheral neuropathy of the right leg, peripheral neuropathy of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0324035
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome, and pinguecula based on a finding that the conditions are related to active service.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions and denied higher initial ratings for several service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for keratitis and conjunctivitis due to insufficient efforts made to schedule a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for conjunctivitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected dry eye syndrome, finding that there is an approximate balance of evidence regarding its etiology.
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