The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's claimed right frozen foot or left wrist ganglion cyst, and thus service connection cannot be established.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a present disability associated with the Veteran's reported in-service cold injury or military service-related exposure. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Right Frozen Foot (also claimed as frostbite of the right foot), Left Wrist Ganglion Cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1436382
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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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