The veteran does not have current residuals of a cold weather injury sustained during his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the presence of any current disability related to a cold weather injury in service, and there was no credible medical evidence linking the claimed condition to the veteran's active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cold weather injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0816525
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Decisions by this judge: 2,669 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
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