The Board has assigned an effective date of May 18, 1951 for the grant of service connection for residuals of frostbite of the hands and feet. The disability rating is set at 10 percent from May 18, 1951 to January 11, 1998.
The deciding factor: The effective date was assigned based on the Veteran's separation from active service in May 1951, within one year of which he filed a claim for residuals of frostbite. The disability rating is set at 10 percent as it meets the criteria under the former schedular criteria for mild severity and chilblains.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0921449
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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.
What you can do next
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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