The Board has granted service connection for the cause of death, attributing it to the Veteran's service-connected cold injury residuals. The appellant is now entitled to benefits.
The deciding factor: Service-connected cold injury residuals contributed substantially or materially to the Veteran's death by aggravating a direct or contributory cause of death, including coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular/arterial disease.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury to bilateral upper extremities, residuals of cold injury to left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1417098
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including tension headaches and multiple shoulder injuries, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any residuals of a cold injury to the lower extremities, including whether they are related to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking service connection for cold injury residuals in multiple upper and lower extremities. The Board has determined that further development, including a VA examination, is needed to address the etiology of these disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injury to his lower extremities and pulmonary disorder with emphysema, as well as reopening his diabetes mellitus claim. The decision also dismissed his request for an increased rating for bilateral pes planus.
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