The Board granted service connection for residuals of cold injuries to the upper and lower extremities effective from June 28, 1999. The claim for service connection for frostbite of the face and ears was denied as new and material evidence had not been presented.
The deciding factor: The RO denied the veteran's initial claim in October 1997 due to lack of evidence of current disability (residuals of cold injuries) at that time. The casualty report received in December 1999, which noted frostbite of both feet, was not considered as it did not provide a diagnosis of residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injuries to the upper and lower extremities, frostbite of the face and ears
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0426204
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded this case for further development, including obtaining the Veteran's active duty service records and requesting an addendum opinion from a VA audiologist.
- Granted
The Veteran's cold injuries to the upper and lower extremities are found to be related to his active service, thus service connection is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals of cold injuries, peripheral neuropathy, a circulatory disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's current residuals of cold injuries to the upper and lower extremities are related to service, granting service connection.
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