The Board found that there is no evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's cold injury during service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not establish a medical nexus between the veteran's current left foot pain and his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cold injury to the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0122571
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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 Veteran's appeal to reopen his claim for residuals of a cold injury to the left foot was denied because he filed it more than seven years after the AOJ initially denied service connection. The appeal is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to outstanding private and VA treatment records, as well as for a new examination to assess current severity of service-connected foot disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injuries to his left foot, right foot, left hand, and right hand as there is no current disability found by VA examiners.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis has been remanded due to the need for further development and consideration by the Director of Compensation and Pension Service.
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