The Board found that the December 1951 rating decision did not contain CUE in denying service connection for frozen feet and hands or assigning a compensable rating for psychoneurosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record at the time of the December 1951 rating decision supported the RO's determination that there were no residuals from frostbite, which was sufficient to deny both service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Frozen Feet and Hands, Psychoneurosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639318
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What this means for you
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