The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of frostbite to his hands and feet, which are related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a current diagnosis for residuals of frostbite or cold weather injury, nor was there any specific reference in the veteran's service medical records of treatment for frostbite or a cold weather injury.
- Claimed conditions
- back injury, residuals of frostbite to the hands, bilaterally, residuals of frostbite to the feet, bilaterally
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635109
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Decisions by this judge: 832 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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