The Board found that the veteran's bilateral leg disorder is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find any evidence of a cold injury in service, and the veteran's current symptoms were attributed to poor peripheral circulation rather than a cold injury from service.
- Claimed conditions
- disorder of the distal lower extremities manifested by numbness, pain, and venous stasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0329282
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What this means for you
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