The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of cold injuries to the feet attributable to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the current condition is related to service, including exposure to cold temperatures during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury to the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0840355
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been remanded due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board will provide a VA examination to determine the etiology of these conditions.,The Veteran's hypertension, right ear hearing loss disability, left knee disability, cold injury to the feet, ed (erectile dysfunction), glaucoma, frostbite to the nose and ears, neurological impairment of bilateral upper and lower extremities, and arthritis of bilateral upper and lower extremities are being remanded for further examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for cold injury to the feet and remanded issues regarding bilateral bunions and hammertoes due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's widow is seeking service connection for various conditions, including cardiovascular disability, cold injury to the feet, diabetes mellitus, and others. The appeal is remanded due to incomplete medical records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to pending claims for service connection and accrued benefits. The issues of entitlement to service connection for cause of death, new and material evidence for cold injury to the feet, service connection for cold injury to the hands, service connection for respiratory disability, and increased rating for bilateral hearing loss are now before the Board.
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