The veteran seeks an earlier effective date for a separate evaluation of residuals of cold injury to each foot, but the Board finds no legal basis for such a retroactive award.
The deciding factor: The claim was reviewed on VA's initiative more than one year after the effective date of the change in VA regulations and there is no evidence of entitlement prior to the date of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Frozen feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0718354
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