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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0601145
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What this means for you
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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 Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination. The Veteran's disability ratings remain under review.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include vertigo/dizziness/poor balance, residuals of cold injury of the hands, residuals of cold injury of the feet, and bilateral pes planus.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hearing loss is not related to active service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection. The cold injuries residuals claims are being remanded as additional development is needed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's death was not due to his service-connected residuals of cold injury of the feet, hands, and ears. The examiner concluded these conditions did not contribute substantially or materially to the cause of death.
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