The Veteran's service-connected cold injury to the left foot and right foot were granted a rating of 30 percent each from April 12, 2011 to October 1, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of pain, numbness, cold sensitivity, nail abnormalities, and locally impaired sensation met the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating under DC 7122.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury to the left foot, cold injury to the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1733471
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The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his service-connected cold injury of the left foot and any right leg condition. The issues on appeal are whether he should receive an increased rating for his service-connected cold injury of the left foot, and whether he should be granted service connection for his claimed right leg condition.
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