The Veteran's cold injury residuals affecting his bilateral upper and lower extremities include pain, numbness, tingling, cold sensitivity, nail abnormalities, and locally-impaired sensation. The Veteran is in receipt of the maximum schedular rating for frostbite residuals of each extremity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are primarily manifested by pain, numbness, cold sensitivity, as well as nail abnormalities, and locally-impaired sensation, which are clearly accounted for in the 30 percent evaluations pursuant to Diagnostic Code 7122.
- Claimed conditions
- Cold Injury Residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1553176
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD and depression, hypertension, and cold injury residuals are all remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected cold injury residuals of the bilateral lower extremities are rated at 30 percent effective December 5, 1945 to January 12, 1998. Effective on and after January 12, 1998, his right and left lower extremities are each rated at 30 percent.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection and increased evaluations of his various disabilities has been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of cold injury to the upper and lower extremities have been granted separate disability ratings for peripheral neuropathy (PN).,Higher initial evaluations are not warranted for the Veteran’s service-connected residuals of cold injury.
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