The Board denied service connection for a bilateral leg disorder and coccygeal strain, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current disability related to service or any link between the veteran's claimed conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Leg Disorder, Coccygeal Strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0735157
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his claimed conditions, including systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and a bilateral leg disorder. The claims will be considered based on exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection for OSA secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II is granted. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a bilateral leg disorder, including atherosclerosis and/or peripheral neuropathy secondary to DM are remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to the Veteran's inability to attend scheduled VA examinations and failure to report. The COPD case will require a VA examination, while the bilateral leg disorder case requires an appropriate examination.
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