The Board has granted an earlier effective date of February 9, 1978 for the grants of service connection for residuals of cold injury to both feet. This decision is based on additional relevant service treatment records received in March 2016.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not necessary to reopen the original claim; rather, this claim should have been reviewed on a de novo basis and could serve as the date of an earlier effective date for the award of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury, right foot, residuals of cold injury, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19152878
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's cold injury service-connected disabilities have not been evaluated by VA examination since 2015. More recent VA treatment records reflect changes in the severity of these disabilities, and updated VA examinations are needed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service-connected conditions and their contribution to his death. The appellant is seeking service connection for cause of death, but the Veteran was not service-connected for the causes that led to his death.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions, including residuals of cold injury and nerve disorders. The only issue remaining is the claim for bilateral hearing loss.
- Granted
The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, granting a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
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