The Veteran's claim for service connection for cold injury residuals of the bilateral feet has been reopened, and the Board finds new and material evidence to support this claim. The issues of service connection for paralysis of the left lower extremity and right lower extremity are remanded.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that supports reopening the Veteran's claim for cold injury residuals of the bilateral feet.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals of the bilateral feet, paralysis of the left lower extremity, paralysis of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19171420
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