The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold injury to the lower extremities and also denied his application for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to excessive income.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing current residuals of cold injury, and the veteran's income exceeded the maximum annual limits for pension eligibility.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury to the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0831347
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injury to his ears, nose, upper extremities, and lower extremities due to a lack of VA examination. The Veteran was exposed to cold weather during service in Korea.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for cold injury residuals to his ears, nose, upper extremities, and lower extremities due to a lack of in-service treatment records. The Veteran is asked to provide any VA or private medical records since the last time they were obtained.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for residuals of cold injury to the upper and lower extremities, as well as for a rating in excess of 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss prior to January 29, 2014, and in excess of 50 percent thereafter.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability and denied service connection for residuals of cold injury to the lower extremities. The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is found to have onset in service, while there is no evidence of current residuals from his alleged cold injuries.
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