The Board has granted service connection for residuals of frostbite of the right lower extremity, left lower extremity, right trench foot, and left trench foot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records show he was treated for trench (immersion) foot during his active duty in the Marine Corps from October 2007 to December 2011. The Board found that these conditions had their onset in service and granted service connection based on direct evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the right lower extremity, residuals of frostbite of the left lower extremity, right trench foot, left trench foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22056989
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral vascular disease, bilateral hearing loss, type 2 diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, right trench foot, stroke, and voiding dysfunction have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a nexus to service.,The Veteran's peripheral vascular disease was not shown as chronic in service and there is no evidence of continuity of symptomatology post-service. His bilateral hearing loss does not meet VA standards for disability, and his type 2 diabetes mellitus cannot be presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have boots on the ground service in Vietnam.,The Veteran's claims were denied as there was no medical evidence of a nexus between any current disabilities and service.
- Dismissed
Your service connection claims for a psychiatric disability and residuals of frostbite of the left and right lower extremities have been granted in a June 2020 rating decision, so your current claim is dismissed as moot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite of the left and right lower extremities due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite affecting various body parts, finding no current disability related to the Veteran's in-service cold injury.
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