The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injuries, bilateral feet; numbness bilateral legs; and degenerative joint disease, bilateral hips. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing current disabilities or any link between the claimed conditions and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injuries, bilateral feet, numbness bilateral legs, degenerative joint disease, bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2003
- Citation
- 0312839
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What this means for you
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