Service connection is granted for bilateral residuals of cold injury to the feet and hands, claimed as frostbite. Service connection is denied for left shoulder DJD and right shoulder condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records show a diagnosis of superficial frostbite in both feet during service. The examiner concluded that the current symptoms are related to this incident in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral residuals of cold injury to the feet, claimed as frostbite, Bilateral residuals of cold injury to the hands, claimed as frostbite, Left shoulder degenerative joint disease (DJD), Right shoulder, status post arthroscopic surgery for rotator cuff and labral tears
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192927
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