The Board has determined that the veteran's service in Korea from December 1945 to February 1946 supports his claim for residuals of a cold injury, including neuropathy and mycotic infection of the toenails. As such, the appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the veteran served in Korea during the relevant time period and provided credible testimony supporting this service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cold injury, residual neuropathy, mycotic infection of the toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0515852
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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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