The Board found that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed neurological disorder of the lower extremities and denied service connection for this condition. The claim was also denied for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find evidence of peripheral neuropathy, and the examiner opined that the Veteran's symptoms were more consistent with lumbar spine issues rather than diabetes or a neurological disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1549602
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a bilateral knee disorder and a neurological disorder of the bilateral lower extremities to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to comply with prior remand directives.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a neurological disorder of the bilateral lower extremities and a bilateral knee disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or within one year after separation from service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that they were not related to his active service or due to an undiagnosed illness. The claims were also denied as secondary to pre-existing disabilities.
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