The veteran's initial increased evaluations for cold injury residuals of the feet and right foot have been granted effective from January 12, 1998.,Effective May 5, 2003, the veteran was assigned a 20 percent evaluation for his left foot cold injury residuals.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated persistent moderate symptoms including pain, numbness, and cold sensitivity in the affected feet, which met the criteria for a 20 percent rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury of the feet, residuals of cold injury of the right foot, residuals of cold injury of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0417124
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Decisions by this judge: 999 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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- Granted
The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's residuals of cold injury to both feet, effective from August 27, 2015. The decision is based on the Veteran's symptoms including arthralgia or other pain, cold sensitivity, nail abnormalities, and locally impaired sensation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for residuals of cold injury of the left foot. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a left foot disorder, other than cold injury residuals, will be the subject of a separate decision docketed at the Board.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including cold injury of the bilateral feet and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. As such, he is granted total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee and foot disabilities, as well as her right thumb disability, are being remanded for additional examinations to assess the current severity of these conditions. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) has also been raised by the record.
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