The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of left knee neuropathy and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of left knee neuropathy in the Veteran's medical records or through VA examinations conducted over multiple years.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1721862
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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: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and increased ratings was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection, as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for separate and/or higher evaluations for post-operative residuals of left knee meniscectomy on an extraschedular basis, but has remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis prior to May 30, 2017. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is now referred to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a supplemental opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
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