The Board has determined that the veteran's current residuals of cold injuries to the upper and lower extremities are related to service, granting service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a history of exposure to cold weather during military service, which resulted in current symptoms of cold injury residuals. The medical opinions support this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injuries to the upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639455
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded this case for further development, including obtaining the Veteran's active duty service records and requesting an addendum opinion from a VA audiologist.
- Granted
The Veteran's cold injuries to the upper and lower extremities are found to be related to his active service, thus service connection is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals of cold injuries, peripheral neuropathy, a circulatory disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of cold injuries to the upper and lower extremities effective from June 28, 1999. The claim for service connection for frostbite of the face and ears was denied as new and material evidence had not been presented.
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