The Veteran's cold injury of the left foot was granted a rating of 30 percent effective March 21, 2018.,The Veteran's TDIU claim was also granted.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and vocational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury of the left foot, acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with depressed mood and anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127019
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for cold injury residuals of both feet, as the criteria were not met.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for increase are remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center in Washington, DC.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical examination to determine if the Veteran's current neck strain is related to his in-service activities.
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