The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite to the bilateral feet, left hand, and right hand due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against the claims as there is no current diagnosis of a hand disability and no in-service event, injury, or disease related to frostbite.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite to the bilateral feet, residuals of frostbite to the left hand, residuals of frostbite to the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129235
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current residuals of frostbite to the bilateral feet are a result of his service in Germany, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to insufficient evidence from the last VA examination, and a new evaluation is needed to determine the current severity of his service-connected residuals of frostbite.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of current residuals of frostbite to the right hand or left hand, and thus service connection for these conditions cannot be granted.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite to the right hand and bunion of the right great toe, as new and material evidence was received.,A psychiatric disorder claim is pending but no decision on this issue is provided.
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