The Veteran's residuals of a cold injury to the feet were found to be incurred in service and granted.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion supported that the Veteran's current foot condition is related to his in-service exposure to cold temperatures, which resulted in frostbite. The examiner noted that the patient's symptoms are consistent with cold injury such as frostbite.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a 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
- July 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0928479
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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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- 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 bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral foot disability due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection was denied for residuals of a cold injury to the feet as there is no current disability shown.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to a duty to assist error. A VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any knee, shoulder, wrist, hand, foot, sinusitis, and rhinitis conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
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