The veteran does not have any residual conditions related to frostbite, fungus infection of the feet and hands, or yellow fever that are attributable to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service medical records do not show treatment for frostbite injury, fungus infection, or yellow fever. The veteran's statements regarding in-service exposure to cold weather and yellow fever are insufficient by themselves to establish entitlement to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- edema and peripheral neuropathy-type pain affecting the lower extremities, fungus of the feet and hands, yellow fever
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0218550
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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 cases due to incomplete service treatment records, specifically those from November 1963 to November 1964 when the Veteran was stationed in Thailand. The AOJ is instructed to contact appropriate sources and obtain these records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pneumonia was caused by his in-service yellow fever, cholera, or dysentery.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of yellow fever was denied. The appeal for a higher initial evaluation for thoracolumbar spine arthritis remains before the Board.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's fungus of the feet and hands is currently rated at 30 percent, which is appropriate given his condition. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities has been granted as secondary to PTSD.
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