The Veteran's current frostbite of the left foot is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active military service. The Board denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no medical nexus evidence linking the Veteran's current frostbite of the left foot to his active military service, and the intervening lapse of so many years between his military separation and the first documented manifestation of this claimed disorder is probative against his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of the left foot, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine (claimed as low back pain), radiculitis (claimed as spasms and pain down the left side of the body)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2011
- Citation
- 1122660
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for frostbite of both feet due to insufficient evidence in the record, particularly regarding a September 2025 private medical record linking peripheral neuropathy to in-service frostbite.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for frostbite of the left foot was dismissed due to it being a duplicate claim.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed as withdrawn during a hearing. The Board has also remanded several issues for further examination and review.
- Dismissed
Your appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, frostbite of the left foot, and frostbite of the right foot have been dismissed because your Notice of Disagreement was not timely filed.
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