The Board has determined that the Veteran's cold injury residuals of the upper and lower extremities were neither incurred in nor aggravated by service, thus denying both claims.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a connection between current cold injury residuals and service, including VA treatment records which are based on the Veteran's history.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals of the upper extremities, cold injury residuals of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0934909
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's cold injury residuals of the lower extremities, specifically cold sensitivity of the feet, are found to have been incurred during service due to exposure to extreme cold weather. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a new opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were contributory to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's lower extremity symptoms and considering additional lay evidence provided after the November 2010 VA examination.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to a withdrawal request from the appellant's authorized representative.
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