The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and granted service connection for residuals of frostbite of the hands and feet, diagnosed as frostnip of the extremities. The condition is primarily manifested by symptoms of cold sensitivity.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner concluded that the veteran sustained a cold injury in service which resulted in current symptoms of cold sensitivity, consistent with frost nip.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0726071
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for residuals of frostbite of the hands and feet to obtain a clarification medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite of the hands and feet, finding that there is no evidence of current disability or in-service incurrence.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, lumbar spine disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), residuals of frostbite of the hands and feet, and acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder (MDD). The evidence received since the February 2011 rating decision is not material.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of frostbite of the hands and feet is granted, but the condition was not incurred in service.
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