The Board has reopened the Veteran's service-connection claim for residuals of frostbite injury and finds that new and material evidence has been submitted. However, additional development is needed before the claim can be adjudicated on the merits.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found to have been submitted, allowing the claim to be reopened.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2012
- Citation
- 1214724
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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.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current symptoms, including numbness, tingling, and pain, are not related to his in-service frostbite injury. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for residuals of a frostbite injury.
- Granted
The veteran's current neurological changes affecting both feet, with tissue loss and chronic fungal infection, are considered residuals of frostbite injury incurred during service in Alaska.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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