The Veteran's claims of service connection for a skin disorder (claimed as jungle rot) and frostbite bilateral legs have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, the Board cannot determine whether these conditions are related to his military service based on the current evidence.
The deciding factor: New evidence does not establish that the Veteran's skin disorder or frostbite is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder (claimed as jungle rot), frostbite bilateral legs
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2011
- Citation
- 1141714
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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