The Board has determined that the veteran's current osteomyelitis and peripheral neuropathy of the feet are related to a cold injury he sustained during service, granting his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed the veteran with peripheral neuropathy at least as likely as not due to a prior cold injury in service, and his private physician opined that the osteomyelitis was as likely as not the residual of a cold injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury of the feet, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, osteomyelitis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0418599
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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.
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