The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold injury to the hands and feet is granted as it was incurred during active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of residual symptoms due to frostbite in service, which began during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury of the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18132345
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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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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the veteran's hearing loss and cold injury residuals. The claim for service connection will be reconsidered based on the additional development.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a cold injury, but the issue of whether these disabilities are related to his military service remains pending.
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