The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of a cold injury to the lower extremities, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a cold injury in service or any current disability related to such an injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cold injury to the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2003
- Citation
- 0304639
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0304639.
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 Veteran's claim for service connection has been remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The claims will be reconsidered on their merits.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of cold injuries to both upper and lower extremities are related to his military service, granting service connection for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have any disabilities of the legs and feet, including those claimed as residuals of a cold injury to the lower extremities, peripheral neuropathy, a leg disorder with paralysis, Raynaud's phenomenon, or a bilateral foot disorder. The evidence shows no clinical demonstration of these conditions during service or for many years after service, and there is no medical opinion linking any current disabilities to military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection for residuals of a cold injury to the upper and lower extremities is granted.,The Veteran's service connection for a disability manifested by left buttock pain and numbness is dismissed as it has been found to be related to his already service-connected left leg radiculopathy.
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