The Board has determined that the Veteran's left lower extremity disorder is not related to her military service and is not secondary to her service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no nexus between the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and her current left lower extremity disorder, including neuralgia of internal popliteal nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Lower Extremity Disorder, Degenerative Arthritis of the Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1403431
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What this means for you
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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