The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for frostbite of the feet and bronchial condition, but denied both on the merits. The Veteran's hearing loss is rated as noncompensable.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for frostbite of the feet and bronchial condition.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of the feet, bronchial condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0941729
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