The Board denied service connection for residuals of cold injuries of the feet and hands, as well as other claims including hearing loss, tinnitus, hip arthroplasties, and TDIU. The veteran appealed these decisions.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not established for any claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury of the feet, residuals of cold injury of the left hand, residuals of cold injury of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0601145
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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