The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left upper extremity, right upper extremity, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity cold injury residuals due to a lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran currently has diagnosed cold injury residuals in any part of his body. The Board found that there is no evidence of such disabilities and thus, the required element for service connection (a current disability) was not met.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity cold injury residuals, right upper extremity cold injury residuals, left lower extremity cold injury residuals, right lower extremity cold injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2026
- Citation
- A26008489
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cold injury residuals affecting the right and left upper extremities, as well as the right and left lower extremities. The reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for left ear hearing loss was found to be improper, and a 10 percent rating is restored effective June 13, 2023.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of cold injury residuals and shin disorders due to new and material evidence. The claims are remanded for further development, including VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for right ear hearing loss, right upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, cold injury residuals in both upper and lower extremities, and muscle atrophy in both upper and lower extremities due to incomplete development of evidence.,Additional medical opinions are needed to address the nature and etiology of these conditions.
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