The Board denied the claims for service connection for cold injury, dermatophytosis, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations found no direct link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury, dermatophytosis, bilateral peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189476
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What this means for you
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