The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injuries, including neuropathy and paresthesias of the upper and lower extremities and carpal tunnel syndrome of the upper extremities. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report found no causal relationship between the Veteran's current symptoms and exposure to cold weather during service, given the long latency period observed in post-service medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of cold injuries including neuropathy and paresthesias of the upper and lower extremities, Carpal tunnel syndrome of the upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1512115
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