The Veteran's right and left-hand residuals of a cold injury were denied as service connection was not established.,The Veteran's right and left-foot residuals of a cold injury were denied as the maximum schedular rating has been assigned.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the in-service cold injuries and the current disabilities, thus denying service connection for both hands and feet.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right-hand residuals of a cold injury"}, {"condition_name":"Left-hand residuals of a cold injury"}, {"condition_name":"Right-foot residuals of a cold injury"}, {"condition_name":"Left-foot residuals of a cold injury"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175707
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.
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