The Board found no evidence of VA fault in causing the Veteran's left leg to be longer than his right leg post-left knee arthroplasty, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA did not find any fault on the part of VA in causing the Veteran's additional disability (left leg length discrepancy).
- Claimed conditions
- Left leg length discrepancy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19111554
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,242 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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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: Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine with vertebral fracture, sciatica in both lower extremities, and left leg length discrepancy, but denied it for right leg length discrepancy.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for low back disability, left hip disability, and left leg disability due to incomplete service records and need for additional medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for low back disability, left hip disability, and left leg length discrepancy due to insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to service. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if there are any medical links between his current disabilities and military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for urinary tract infections, left hip disability, right foot tendonitis, and bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis as secondary to the Veteran's Peyronie's disease. The other claims were not addressed in detail.
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