The Board has determined that the Veteran's current nerve damage to his feet is related to his in-service cold injury, and thus service connection for left foot nerve damage and right foot nerve damage is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a history of frostbite injuries during service which resulted in current nerve damage. The VA examiner found no evidence of nerve damage from the VA NCS study, but the Board gave more weight to the private NCS study due to its detailed nature and interpretation by a neurologist.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot nerve damage, right foot nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20004065
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.
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