The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite and degenerative arthritis of the knees, low back, shoulders, hands, and elbows due to a lack of competent medical evidence showing current disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of current frostbite residuals or degenerative arthritis in the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite, degenerative arthritis of the knees, degenerative arthritis of the low back, degenerative arthritis of the shoulders, degenerative arthritis of the hands, degenerative arthritis of the elbows
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0027720
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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: Granted
The Veteran's chilblain and frostbite of the bilateral hand and fingers were granted service connection as they are related to his active military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for frostbite of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding no current diagnosis. Service connection was granted for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to in-service cold exposure.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for timely filing of a Board Appeal request and dismissed the attempted appeals.
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