The Board found no current residuals of frostbite and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no currently diagnosed disability related to inservice frostbite, as evidenced by a VA examination that found no residual effects.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0637460
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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.
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of frostbite based on the Veteran's credible testimony and a positive medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand due to the inadequacy of the February 2013 VA medical opinion, which did not explain why the Veteran's age at the time of his examination was relevant or why the lack of 'ongoing chronic' treatment for frostbite indicated that the current diagnosis was unrelated to the in-service frostbite.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence and a need for further medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right foot condition, including residuals of frostbite, an ankle condition, and ingrown toenails.
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