The Board finds that the veteran's cold injury residuals are related to his service in Korea, and grants service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence is consistent with the veteran's account of exposure to cold weather during service, leading to current residual symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury to the bilateral upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0601075
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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