The Board found no evidence of frostbite or other cold injuries in service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as his current conditions are not shown to be related to his active duty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements regarding in-service symptomatology were deemed not credible, and there is no medical opinion linking his current conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite, bilateral below the knee amputations
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2012
- Citation
- 1228744
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What this means for you
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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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