The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite to his bilateral feet, left hand, and right hand due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or in-service injuries.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the competent, credible, and probative evidence is against the claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite to the left and right hands as well as the bilateral feet.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite to the bilateral feet, residuals of frostbite to the left hand, residuals of frostbite to the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129235
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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