The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral arms, legs, or hips and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing the existence of current disabilities of the bilateral arms, legs, or hips. The veteran's complaints are related to her already service-connected lumbar spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral arm disability, Bilateral leg disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0825344
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right knee disability, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, bilateral shoulder and arm disabilities, bilateral hand disabilities, and residuals of a head injury. The remand requires an addendum opinion to address whether any diagnosed pre-existing right knee disability was aggravated by service or had its onset during service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to dementia, finding that it was not related to the Veteran's military service or his service-connected disabilities.
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