The Board found that the veteran did not have residuals of a cold injury to his feet, and thus denied service connection for this condition. The issue of restoring a 10 percent rating for fungal infection of the feet was also addressed but is being remanded due to missing medical records.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a cold injury in service that caused current residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cold injury to the feet, fungal infection of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0833225
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and residuals of a cold injury to the feet due to incomplete development. The VA is instructed to attempt to obtain any pertinent medical records, including those from January 1970 audiograms, and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to address his exposure to extreme cold in service and the nature and etiology of his current foot disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete VA treatment records and outstanding STRs. The issues of whether the July 1988 rating decision denying service connection for contusion, left hip, right foot disabilities, left foot disabilities, a fungal infection of the feet, and December 1988 rating decision denying service connection for a back disability may be revised on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) are also remanded.
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