The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, claimed as cold injury residuals. The RO also assigned a 30 percent rating for tinea pedis effective from September 24, 1999, and an earlier effective date of December 28, 2000.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service records show exposure to cold injuries during combat in Korea. The VA medical opinion supports a link between the current peripheral neuropathy and these cold injuries. The RO assigned a 30 percent rating for tinea pedis effective from September 24, 1999, based on when the claim was received.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0401475
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,177 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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