The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of cold injuries of the bilateral lower extremities, or persistent or recurrent symptoms related to such a disability. The Board finds that service connection for cold injuries of the bilateral lower extremities is not warranted.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current diagnosis or persistent or recurrent symptoms of this claimed disability in the Veteran's medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injuries of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1300775
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