The Board found that the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including residuals of left elbow injury, left wrist injury, right knee and leg injury, rib fracture, and neck sprain, are not related to active service.
The deciding factor: VA examinations did not find a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left elbow injury, residuals of left wrist injury, residuals of right knee and leg injury, residuals of rib fracture, residuals of neck sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2013
- Citation
- 1331803
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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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