The Board has granted service connection for cold weather injury residuals of the left and right lower extremities, including degenerative arthritis, osteoporosis, and neuropathy status post frostbite. The decision is based on continuous symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established due to continuous symptoms of cold weather injury residuals after separation from service, consistent with the provisions for chronic diseases under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b).
- Claimed conditions
- cold weather injury residuals of the left lower extremity, cold weather injury residuals of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182544
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