The Board has determined that the Veteran's cold injury with arthropathy and sensory neuropathy of both hands and feet is service-connected, as it reasonably originated during his active duty.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's current condition is causally related to his in-service exposure to extreme cold weather.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury, arthropathy, sensory neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1046177
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