The Veteran's cold injury residuals of both feet are rated at 20 percent each, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support findings consistent with a higher disability rating for the Veteran’s bilateral foot cold injury residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18113236
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- Remanded (sent back)
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