The Board has determined that the veteran's current frostbite residuals are not related to his military service and have denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of trench-foot or frostbite in service, and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a nexus between the current disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of both feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2005
- Citation
- 0527145
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for residuals of frostbite of both feet and remanded the issue of service connection for soft tissue carcinoma to include lipoma as due to herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran has any current residuals of frostbite of both feet, as well as whether he is entitled to service connection for a soft-tissue tumor. The issues are being addressed by a single Veterans Law Judge due to the hearing held at the RO.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for residuals of frostbite of both feet were denied as the evidence did not show a current disability and there was no indication that the cold injury during service caused any residual disabilities.,The Veteran's claim for residuals of frostbite of the right foot was denied. The evidence showed that the cold injury resolved prior to separation from service, and there is no indication that it caused any current disabilities.,The Veteran's claim for residuals of frostbite of the left foot was denied. Similar to the right foot, the evidence did not show a current disability and there was no indication that the cold injury during service caused any residual disabilities.,The Veteran's claim for residuals of a head injury was denied as he does not have a currently diagnosed condition.,The Veteran's claims for eye disability (presumed refractive errors) and seizure disorder were denied. The evidence did not show a current disability or indicate that the conditions had their onset during service.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for frostbite of both feet and hands. The case is remanded to determine if these conditions are related to active service, including exposure to extreme cold while serving in Korea.
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