The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to a lack of new and material evidence in reopening her sacroiliac instability claim, failure to meet schedular criteria for increased ratings, and failure to show that she suffered an additional disability as the result of VA treatment.
The deciding factor: The Board found no new and material evidence submitted to reopen the previously denied sacroiliac instability claim. The veteran's low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for increased ratings for her Achilles tendonitis. The veteran failed to show that she suffered an additional disability as a result of VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- sacroiliac instability, low back disability (other than right sciatic neuropathy and sacroiliac instability)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0527842
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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: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability, including kyphosis and sacroiliac instability, finding no evidence of current disabilities or aggravation during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining pertinent evidence and providing notice under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sacroiliac instability and a low back disability, other than right sciatic neuropathy and sacroiliac instability. The evidence submitted since the March 1991 denial was either cumulative or redundant.
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