The Veteran's nerve damage of the left leg is not service-connected.,The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for nerve damage of the left leg from treatment at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Erie, Pennsylvania, from 1988 to 1990 was denied.
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- nerve damage of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2016
- Citation
- 1637906
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, blood clots of the right and left legs, and nerve damage of the left leg due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims for service connection for nerve damage of the right leg, left leg, arthritis of the legs, diabetes mellitus, lymphoma, deviated septum, digestive disability, and hernia disability were all granted.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board found that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claims for service connection of nerve damage to the bilateral hands, left leg, color blindness, and cataracts.
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