The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings for various disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic neuropathy, atherosclerotic aorta by X-ray, erectile dysfunction, and kidney/liver disorders have been denied. The appeals are dismissed.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the Veteran's claims of service connection or initial ratings for his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), Heart disorder, Bad blood circulation of the arms, Radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, Radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, Kidney disorder, Liver disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1305977
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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: Denied
The Board denied extraschedular ratings for the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to February 3, 2011.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lumbosacral spine disability is rated at 20 percent, but the Board finds that it warrants a rating of 40 percent throughout the appeal period.,Service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral spine disability is granted. The Veteran's claim for an initial rating will be remanded for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is currently rated at 70% effective from February 11, 2010.,Entitlement to an earlier effective date for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity was denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, which is granted based on the evidence provided.
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