The Board denied service connection for numbness in the hands and legs, as well as reopening a claim for low back disorder. The veteran's claimed conditions were not found to be incurred or aggravated during active duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the veteran had current disabilities of numbness in the hands and legs, nor was there sufficient evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for spondylolysis of L5.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness in the hands, numbness in the legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0739360
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What this means for you
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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