The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including frostbite of the hands and feet, hypertension, a right shoulder disability, a back disability, bilateral knee disabilities, pes planus, residuals of a foot fracture, tailbone disability, diabetes mellitus, and glaucoma. The decision was based on the conclusion that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for frostbite of the hands and feet, and that these conditions were not incurred in service or due to any other service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for frostbite of the hands and feet. The veteran's claims for hypertension, right shoulder disability, back disability, bilateral knee disabilities, pes planus, residuals of a foot fracture, tailbone disability, diabetes mellitus, and glaucoma were denied as they were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of the hands and feet, hypertension, right shoulder disability, back disability, bilateral knee disability, pes planus, foot fracture, tailbone disability, diabetes mellitus, glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0531270
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