The Board has determined that there are no current residuals of cold injuries to the feet, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: There were no current disabilities found by the VA examiner, who opined that the Veteran's symptoms could be explained by other conditions such as diabetes mellitus, peroneal distal neuropathy, sciatica, psychogenic polydipsia, and a history of chronic alcohol abuse.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injuries to the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1610383
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of cold injuries to the hands and feet. However, after reviewing all available evidence, including VA and private treatment records, the Veteran's testimony at a hearing, and a September 2013 VA examination report, there is no current disability related to reported cold injuries during service. Therefore, the claim remains denied as the Veteran does not have residuals of cold injuries to either hand or foot.
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