The Veteran's claims for service connection for cold injury residuals of the feet and hands have been granted, with both conditions found to be related to his active military service.,The Veteran now has a current diagnosis of chronic cold urticaria affecting both his hands and feet, which is considered service connected.
The deciding factor: The recent medical evidence supports the Veteran's claims for service connection based on continuity of symptomatology since service discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Cold Injury Residuals of Feet, Cold Injury Residuals of Hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1110193
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