A rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for frostbite of the right foot, third toe is granted. The Veteran's other claims are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise with regard to showing that the Veteran’s frostbite of the right foot, third toe has been manifested by arthralgia, numbness, and cold sensitivity plus nail abnormalities and color changes; the symptomatology associated with the Veteran's disability is adequately addressed by this rating.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of right foot, third right toe, lumbosacral strain, cervical strain with degenerative disease, stomach disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184322
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervicalgia, jaw disability, stomach disability, and drug abuse as the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right leg sciatica with radiculopathy pain and paresthesia, but denied increased ratings for PTSD, lumbosacral strain, left wrist limitation of motion with ganglion cyst, and service connection for headaches, unspecified. Several issues were remanded.
- Dismissed
The appeals for restoration of ratings and for a higher disability rating were dismissed as the April 2025 rating decision did not make final decisions on these issues.
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