The Board has granted service connection for residuals of cold weather injury and frostbite in both feet and ears, but the effective dates are set at January 31, 2002.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were denied previously due to lack of evidence. New and material evidence was submitted after his claim was reopened, leading to a grant of service connection for residuals of cold weather injury in both feet and ears on the same effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of cold weather injury of the right foot, Residuals of cold weather injury of the left foot, Residuals of frostbite of the right ear, Residuals of frostbite of the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2004
- Citation
- 0434243
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