The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of residuals of cold injuries to his right and left feet, finding that no claim was received prior to September 13, 2005.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence showed that the Veteran did not submit a claim for service connection for these disabilities until September 13, 2005, which is over one year after his discharge from service. The effective date assigned was therefore the date of receipt of the initial claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right foot cold injury, residuals of a left foot cold injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 15, 2013
- Citation
- 1305647
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial disability ratings for residuals of a left foot cold injury and residuals of a right foot cold injury have been granted at a 20 percent rating each.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that additional evidence was added to the claims file since the April 2016 SOC and requires remand for further action, including obtaining any outstanding VA and private treatment records.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right foot cold injury, residuals of a left foot cold injury, and tinnitus. The appeal regarding the sleep disorder is remanded.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current right foot cold injury residuals are not related to his military service.
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