The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for shortening of the right leg and TDIU, as well as his claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not established due to lack of evidence showing a pre-existing condition or direct causation from military service. The Board also found that the Veteran's current disability is not related to any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Shortening of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1221699
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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: Denied
The Board found that the shortening of the right leg existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. The low back disorder is unrelated to service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's appeals for higher evaluations for his right leg shortening, gunshot wound residuals, scar on the thigh, and deformity of the lower back plates were denied. The most favorable evaluation assigned was 40 percent for the muscle damage residuals from a gunshot wound to the right thigh.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability evaluation for shortening of the right leg, finding that the veteran's symptomatology did not warrant a higher rating under VA regulations.
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