The Veteran's residuals of cold injuries to the right and left feet are rated at 30 percent, effective from May 19, 2008.
The deciding factor: The disability picture more closely approximates a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7122 due to recurrent and persistent symptoms including pain, numbness, cold sensitivity, nail abnormalities, and hyperhidrosis.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injuries, pain, numbness, cold sensitivity, hyperhidrosis, nail abnormalities, X-ray abnormalities (osteoporosis, subarticular punched out lesions, or osteoarthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18117932
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