The Board has granted service connection for residuals of cold injury to the left and right upper extremities, as well as separate evaluations for a scar on the left shoulder and damage to muscle group XVII in the left buttock. Peripheral neuropathy due to cold injury is also granted with separate evaluations.
The deciding factor: The veteran's history of cold injuries during service has led to current residuals that are consistent with his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury to the left upper extremity, residuals of cold injury to the right upper extremity, scar on the left shoulder, damage to muscle group XVII as a residual of shell fragment wound to the left buttock, peripheral neuropathy due to cold injury in the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy due to cold injury in the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0606055
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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