The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residual cold sensation from burns on both upper extremities, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability or a link between the claimed conditions and service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s complaints were less likely than not proximately due to or the result of the in-service burns, based on the absence of sequelae noted at the time of his separation physical and lack of medical records after service establishing chronicity of the claimed cold sensation.
- Claimed conditions
- Residual cold sensation from burns, right upper extremity, Residual cold sensation from burns, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20075039
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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