The Board has granted service connection for cold injury residuals in both the left and right feet, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The July 2020 VA examination found frostbite consistent with service exposure, ruling out diabetes as a cause of current neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot cold injury residuals, right foot cold injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20073642
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left foot cold injury residuals was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 30 percent evaluation for left foot cold injury residuals effective March 1, 2023, and service connection for a left ankle/foot disorder, diagnosed as left foot ganglion cyst.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for left foot cold injury residuals and peripheral neuropathy was dismissed due to the concurrent election of review requests.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board vacated its previous decision and will re-adjudicate the appeals. The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied based on the evidence available at the time of the May 2019 rating decision.
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