The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite to the right hand and bunion of the right great toe, as new and material evidence was received.,A psychiatric disorder claim is pending but no decision on this issue is provided.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted in support of the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite to the right hand and bunion of the right great toe, allowing the Board to reopen these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite to the right hand, bunion of the right great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1407287
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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 denied service connection for residuals of frostbite to the bilateral feet, left hand, and right hand due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or in-service injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to insufficient evidence from the last VA examination, and a new evaluation is needed to determine the current severity of his service-connected residuals of frostbite.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of current residuals of frostbite to the right hand or left hand, and thus service connection for these conditions cannot be granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's bunion of the right great toe had its onset during service and is therefore granted service connection. The remaining issues on appeal are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.
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