The Board denied service connection for L3 bonespur, with backache and limitation of motion, cold injuries to the feet, and cold injuries to the hands.,There is no evidence of a chronic disability related to these conditions during or within one year after service. The Veteran's service treatment records do not indicate any such disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient medical evidence linking the current diagnoses to service, and concluded that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- L3 bonespur, Cold injuries to the feet, Cold injuries to the hands
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0935710
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