The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for frostbite of the hands and feet, finding that there was no competent medical evidence showing current residuals or a relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not submit sufficient medical evidence demonstrating current disabilities or a link between his service and any diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0027564
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What this means for you
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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: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an April 2022 rating decision, as it was not properly raised with the AOJ first.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for epistaxis, frostbite of the hands and feet, lumbar spine disability, and eye disorder due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal, and there is no surviving appellant.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for hand and feet residuals of frostbite is granted, as well as her claim for bilateral hip trochanteric pain syndrome. The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding these conditions and thus granted service connection.
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