The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cold injury residuals of each hand, including contracture of one finger of each hand, and each foot, including the right great toenail based on a final June 2013 rating decision. The August 2016 rating decision reopened the claim but denied it on the merits.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish service connection for cold injury residuals due to lack of in-service diagnosis and no credible link between current symptoms and service.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- A19003028
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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