The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cold injury residuals of his bilateral feet, finding that there was no evidence linking his current disability to his military service.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence did not reveal a causal relationship between the veteran's claimed bilateral foot disability and any incident of his military service, including exposure to extreme cold.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals of the bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0621293
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What this means for you
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