The Board denied increased disability ratings for various service-connected conditions and did not grant service connection for a left knee disability or hemorrhoids.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under the applicable rating schedule, nor was there sufficient evidence to establish service connection for the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- status post lumbar spine strain with first degree spondylolisthesis L5, associated facet arthropathy L5-S1, degenerative disc disease L4-5 and L5-S1, diffuse thoracic spondylosis with degenerative disc space disease in the lower segments, right hip tendinitis with residuals, left hip tendinitis with residuals, status post fracture of first and second toes, right foot, status post fracture, second toe, left foot, left foot strain, right shin splints with epicondylitis, left shin splints with epicondylitis, adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features, status post two episodes of renal lithiasis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0513120
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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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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