The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of frostbite of the feet and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a current disability related to military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new medical evidence indicated the veteran currently has peripheral neuropathy secondary to frostbite injury sustained during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the feet
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2005
- Citation
- 0501362
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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