The Veteran's claim for service connection for frostbite of the bilateral hands and feet has been reopened due to new evidence. The appeal is granted to this extent only.
The deciding factor: New evidence, including the Veteran's testimony about exposure to cold weather during service, raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of the bilateral hands and feet, frostbite of the nose
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18100343
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for frostbite of the hands and feet, depression, a low back disability, and epistaxis. However, the preponderance of evidence is against these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing VA treatment records and attempting to obtain private medical records. The Veteran's hip disabilities will also be evaluated.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran did not have frostbite of the nose during service and there is no current disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.
- 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.
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