Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for left and right lower extremity frostbite, effective November 8, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity frostbite was characterized by arthralgia or other pain, numbness, and cold sensitivity, plus two additional symptoms listed in DC 7122.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity frostbite, right lower extremity frostbite
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009466
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