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The Veteran's claims for residuals of frostbite of both feet were denied as the evidence did not show a current disability and there was no indication that the cold injury during service caused any residual disabilities.,The Veteran's claim for residuals of frostbite of the right foot was denied. The evidence showed that the cold injury resolved prior to separation from service, and there is no indication that it caused any current disabilities.,The Veteran's claim for residuals of frostbite of the left foot was denied. Similar to the right foot, the evidence did not show a current disability and there was no indication that the cold injury during service caused any residual disabilities.,The Veteran's claim for residuals of a head injury was denied as he does not have a currently diagnosed condition.,The Veteran's claims for eye disability (presumed refractive errors) and seizure disorder were denied. The evidence did not show a current disability or indicate that the conditions had their onset during service.

The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of residuals of frostbite in either foot, nor any indication that the cold injury sustained during service caused any residual disabilities.,The Veteran's cold injury resolved prior to separation from service and there is no evidence showing a current disability or causation between the cold injury and any current condition.,Similar to the right foot claim, the left foot cold injury resolved prior to separation from service with no indication of current residuals or causation.,There is no currently diagnosed head injury. The Veteran's seizure disorder was not shown to have its onset during service and there is no evidence linking it to a service-connected condition.,The Veteran's refractive errors are considered congenital defects and not disease or injury for VA compensation purposes, and the eye disability claim is denied as there is no indication of superimposed disease or injury. The seizure disorder claim is denied due to lack of evidence showing its onset during service.

Claimed conditions
recurrent ventral hernia, residuals of frostbite of both feet, residuals of a head injury, eye disability (presumed refractive errors), seizure disorder
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating
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Decision date
July 11, 2018
Citation
18117588

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