The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of hypothermia and frozen hands and feet as they were not well-grounded.
The deciding factor: The claims were not well-grounded because there was no medical diagnosis of current disabilities or a link between such disabilities and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothermia, frozen hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0026877
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to a lack of VA examination in connection with service connection claims for residuals of hypothermia and heat stroke.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in duty to assist and insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's cause of death. The AOJ is instructed to verify the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Okinawa, Japan, and obtain a VA medical opinion on the etiology of COD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's cause of death was hemorrhagic shock with acidosis and hypothermia, which are not service-connected. The Board finds that a VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune contributed to his death.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for hypothermia, hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, and PTSD have been dismissed.,Service connection has been reopened for right foot cold injury, left foot cold injury, right hand cold injury, and left hand cold injury.
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