Denied
The Board denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for cold injury residuals of both feet, as the criteria were not met.
The deciding factor: The November 2002 rating decision was final and the Veteran did not submit new and material evidence within one year of that decision, nor did he file a timely NOD or substantive appeal. The August 24, 2017, application to reopen was considered the date of claim for service connection purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury of the left foot, cold injury of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25001789
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