The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current right ankle/leg disability and that any claimed right leg sciatica is unrelated to service. The claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of a right ankle/leg disability, and the right leg sciatica has been attributed to non-service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle/leg disability, Right leg sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1711129
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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: Partly granted
The Veteran's back disability has been productive of functional loss that more closely approximated at least favorable ankylosis of the thoracolumbar spine, warranting a rating of at least 40 percent from September 30, 2009.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for low back disability and right leg sciatica, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between his service-connected disabilities and these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination and medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's low back disability and right leg sciatica are related to his service or service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back disability and sciatica of the left and right lower extremities, finding that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of these conditions.
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