The Veteran's appeal is limited to his service-connected low back disability. The Board finds that the weight of evidence does not support a finding of separately ratable neurological impairment associated with this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's sensory peripheral neuropathy was less likely than not caused by his service-connected low back disability, due to lack of findings of spinal stenosis and symmetry of deficits in upper and lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disability of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1229550
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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: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for the Veteran's neurological disability of the lower extremities as secondary to his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal is denied as he does not have a neurological disability of the lower extremities caused or aggravated by his service-connected lumbosacral strain with lumbar scoliosis.
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