The Board has determined that the veteran does not have left foot disability including left leg amputation residuals due to a frostbite injury or other event during service.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence does not support a finding of cold injury residuals sufficient to cause the required amputations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the left foot, left leg amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639435
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left leg amputation was dismissed because the Veteran did not file a valid Notice of Disagreement (NOD) regarding an adjudication on this specific claim.
- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal regarding service connection for left leg amputation, to include as secondary to diabetes adult-onset, is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left leg amputation to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain a medical opinion.
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