The Board has granted service connection for residuals of frostbite of the right and left feet, finding that these disabilities had their onset during service. The Veteran's claim was initially denied in 1960 due to lack of post-service treatment records, but a grant is now made based on credible reports from the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has residuals of frostbite of his feet which began during service and are not related to diabetes complications.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the right and left feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127590
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
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The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examiner with an opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's complaints regarding his feet.
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