The Board found that the veteran did not have any chronic disability as a result of in-service cold exposure, and his currently diagnosed disabilities are not causally related to such exposure.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show that the veteran developed any chronic disability as a result of in-service cold exposure, or that any currently diagnosed disability is causally related to in-service cold exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injuries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0303143
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