The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to his active military service and therefore denied all of his claims.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence suggesting a nexus between any of the Veteran's claimed disabilities and his period of active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right leg and foot, Peripheral neuropathy of the left leg, Amputation of the left third toe, Glaucoma in both eyes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0941176
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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: Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 30, 2020 for the grants of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities, a scar of the left third toe, amputation of the left third toe, and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeals for severance of service connection for peripheral neuropathy and diabetes mellitus have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and an examination for his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the left and right legs. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings are currently pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral leg disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy of the left and right legs, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to military service.
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