The Board found no evidence of cold injuries or their residuals during service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive medical evidence showing that the Veteran experienced cold injury to either lower extremity in service, nor does there exist credible and probative evidence linking current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury to the right lower extremity, residuals of cold injury to the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1425420
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his medical records and consideration of his claims.
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