The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of heat exposure and cold injury residuals of the hands, feet, toes, and joints have been denied. The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is a lack of medical evidence showing any current disabilities related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of heat exposure, cold injury residuals of the hands, feet, toes, and joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1242147
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection of residuals of heat exposure. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both issues of service connection for residuals of heat exposure and asthma due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant treatment records and providing supplemental opinions from VA examiners.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical evidence on file. The Veteran is required to provide a VA examination and nexus opinion regarding the etiology of any cold injury residuals and heat exposure disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for a Gulf War protocol examination to determine if the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to service or an undiagnosed Gulf War illness.
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