The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cold weather injuries of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding that there is no credible evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: There was no credible evidence to support the Veteran’s claim of having sustained cold weather injuries during service, as his treatment records did not mention such an injury. The Board found that the Veteran's current symptoms are more likely related to arthritis and other conditions rather than cold weather injuries incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- cold weather injury, right lower extremity, cold weather injury, left lower extremity, cold weather injury, right upper extremity, cold weather injury, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20063251
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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