The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of frostbite of the feet or facial scars as a result of service, and thus denied both claims.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing current disabilities related to service-connected injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the feet, facial scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0604658
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,435 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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