The Board granted service connection for residuals of frostbite of the hands and reopened claims for arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease, lung disorder, and disability manifested by hypoglycemia. The claim for hypertension was denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current condition of frostbite is related to his in-service injury, while other conditions were not supported by sufficient evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the hands, arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease with bypass graft surgery, lung disorder, claimed as bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and old granulomatous disease, disability manifested by hypoglycemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0813510
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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