The Board found no current medical evidence showing the presence of a disability resulting from cold injuries, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no current clinical evidence confirming the presence of a disability resulting from cold injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injuries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0126280
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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 claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received. The Veteran's conditions of cold injuries, cervical spine disorder, gout, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus are all being reviewed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the issue of service connection for residuals of cold injuries can be decided.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for various conditions allegedly related to cold injuries sustained during his military service in Korea. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining unit history and morning reports from relevant periods.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case back to the RO for a review of additional evidence and further development before deciding on the service connection claims.
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