The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cramping of the upper and lower extremities and a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, finding that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service nor caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence linking the claimed disabilities to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- cramping of the upper and lower extremities, chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1627357
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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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