The Board found that the veteran's claim was well-grounded and granted service connection for residuals of cold injury. The examiner did not find a direct link between current symptoms and military service, but noted possible connections to exposure in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find a direct causal relationship between the veteran's current symptoms and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness in the arms and feet, muscle loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0006850
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What this means for you
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