The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for his residuals of cold injuries to both feet, currently rated at 30 percent each.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cold injury to the left foot, residuals of a cold injury to the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2005
- Citation
- 0531946
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal to reopen his claim for residuals of a cold injury to the left foot was denied because he filed it more than seven years after the AOJ initially denied service connection. The appeal is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to outstanding private and VA treatment records, as well as for a new examination to assess current severity of service-connected foot disabilities.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injuries to his left foot, right foot, left hand, and right hand as there is no current disability found by VA examiners.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis has been remanded due to the need for further development and consideration by the Director of Compensation and Pension Service.
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