The Veteran does not experience any current disability due to his claimed body numbness which could be related to active service, including as secondary to service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a diagnosed medical condition causing the Veteran's body numbness that can be linked to active service or service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- body numbness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0936767
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0936767.
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 veteran's claims for service connection based on POW status were denied as there was no recognized military service during the relevant period. The appellant's claims for accrued benefits are also denied due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for rheumatism, dizziness, malnutrition, body numbness, beriberi, and peptic ulcer disease as there was no competent clinical evidence of current disabilities related to military service.
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