The Board denied service connection for residuals of cold injuries of the bilateral lower extremities as there is no evidence that these conditions are related to in-service exposure to extreme cold weather.
The deciding factor: The VA physician concluded that the Veteran's pre-amputation lower extremity disorders are not causally or etiologically related to his in-service cold injury exposure, and thus service connection cannot be established.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injuries of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20048901
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