The Board has determined that the Veteran's cold injury residuals of his hands, legs, and feet are related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: Competent and credible evidence demonstrates a diagnosis of neuropathy, an in-service cold injury, and continuous symptomatology since service. The weight of medical evidence supports an etiological relationship between the Veteran's currently diagnosed neuropathy and the cold injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury to the bilateral upper extremities, residuals of cold injury to the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1452726
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold injury to the bilateral lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking any current condition to his period of active service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold injury to the bilateral lower extremities is reopened, and the issue is remanded for further evaluation.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have chronic residuals of cold injury to his bilateral lower extremities, and therefore denied service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran incurred cold injuries to his upper and lower extremities during service, which have persisted. Service connection is granted for these conditions.
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