The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to August 21, 1997 for a combined rating of 50 percent for cold injury residuals of the hands and feet, as well as his claim for an increased rating for residuals of frozen feet. The veteran's conditions were found to be service-connected on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the reduction of ratings or any other decisions regarding the veteran's disabilities, and thus denied his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- frozen feet, cold injury residuals of the hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0109163
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's request for a higher disability rating for tinnitus was denied. All other claims for service connection were remanded for further review.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied service connection for athlete's foot and frozen feet. The Veteran was found to have symptoms consistent with other specified trauma-and-stressor-related disorder due to in-service events, while the evidence did not support a diagnosis of athlete's foot or frozen feet.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current cold injury residuals of the hands and feet, diagnosed as secondary Raynaud’s syndrome, are as likely as not attributable to an in-service occurrence. Therefore, service connection is granted for both conditions.
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