The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed frostbite residuals are related to his in-service exposure to cold temperatures, and thus service connection for a bilateral leg disability is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experienced frostbite during service and continues to have symptoms consistent with this injury, which supports a finding of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg disability, frostbite residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187727
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left knee disability, bilateral hip disability, back disability, bilateral leg disability, hypertension, and gastrointestinal disability, as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including shoulder, elbow, hand, leg, ankle, paralysis, hypertension, tuberculosis, eye, hernia, and vertigo, as there was no evidence of current disability or a nexus to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder and denied service connection for anemia, high cholesterol, muscle aches, benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, frostbite residuals, gonorrhea residuals, and hypertension.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and increased rating, thus the Board dismissed both matters.
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