The Board has granted the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for the residuals of frostbite to the hands and feet, finding that new evidence received since the March 1975 denial relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the veteran includes a VA examination report linking current disabilities of the hands and feet to in-service frostbite injury. This raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite to the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2005
- Citation
- 0521729
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of records from Ochsner Medical Center, which may contain relevant treatment information for the Veteran's frostbite residuals. The AOJ is instructed to obtain these records and conduct any necessary development.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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