The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of frozen feet related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There were no findings or evidence linking the veteran's current symptoms to a cold injury in service, and the examiner stated it was as least likely as not due to diabetic neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frozen feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0618061
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the veteran was treated for frostbite in service, which could support his claim for service connection for residuals of frozen feet.
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