The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of cold weather injury or related symptoms, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing that the Veteran has been diagnosed with a cold weather injury at any time during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- cold weather injury, left arm tingling, left fingers tingling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21069150
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cold weather injury, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction (ED), and conditions of the ankles, shoulders, and left hand due to a lack of evidence showing in-service incurrence or current diagnosis.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for various disabilities as untimely due to a failure to timely file a VA Form 10182.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left arm tingling, right arm tingling, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) due to incomplete records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed left arm disability or a qualifying chronic disability of the left arm resulting from an undiagnosed illness. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
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