The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to service, and therefore denied his claims.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show any chronic disease or injury of the conditions on appeal during service or within one year after separation. The Veteran's lay statements regarding pre-service symptoms are inconsistent with contemporaneous medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity disability (ankle and foot), Right hip disability (sciatica and fracture residuals), Left hip disability (fracture residuals), Left foot disability, Right shoulder disability (fracture residuals), Left shoulder disability (fracture residuals), Low back disability (fracture residuals), Neck disability (fracture residuals)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1408573
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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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