The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's polyneuropathy of the feet, which is believed to be due to frostbite sustained during his military service in Korea.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's statements about having a cold injury in service are credible and that the evidence was in relative equipoise showing that he suffers from polyneuropathy due to frostbite of the feet incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- polyneuropathy, frostbite
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0617021
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for frostbite, finding it to be causally related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, upper back condition, degenerative disc disease of the lower back, migraine headaches, right wrist condition, carpal tunnel of the right hand, and frostbite, as further development is needed to obtain the Veteran's complete service treatment records and provide VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for frostbite was dismissed as she withdrew her appeal.,Her petition to reopen the PTSD claim due to military sexual trauma was granted, and service connection is now established.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to lack of substantial compliance with a previous remand, and for additional development including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's current nerve disorders are related to his in-service herbicide exposure.
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