The veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and a total disability rating were denied as the evidence did not support the existence of current disabilities related to the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of chronic residuals of the incision or scar, which is evidence against continuity of symptomatology. The veteran's claims for higher ratings and a total disability rating were also denied as the evidence did not support the existence of current disabilities related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- scar of the left ear, residuals of a cold injury of the right foot, residuals of a cold injury of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0811387
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 734 · Granted: 9% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was an error in the March 2023 VA examination and remands the case for a new opinion to assess whether the Veteran's cold injury residuals are related to his service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the claims for service connection are inextricably intertwined and must be remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right foot cold injury residuals, right toe amputation, and bilateral hip disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for the residuals of a head injury, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, memory loss, headaches, tinnitus, postural vertigo and status post loss of consciousness, and scar of the left ear is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a head injury and postural vertigo, are being remanded for additional development.
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