The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cold injury residuals, right lower extremity, as there was no competent medical evidence showing a current disability.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of a current disability involving cold injury residuals, and the VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current right foot symptoms are not related to his previous military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0906674
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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