The Board granted service connection for cold injury residuals of the hands and feet, including Raynaud's syndrome. The duodenal ulcer was assigned an initial evaluation of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: Service connection established based on in-service incurrence and current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals of the hands and feet, Raynaud's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0606228
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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