The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left thigh muscle atrophy and left leg injury, finding that there was no evidence of a qualifying period of active military service where such injuries could have occurred.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the Veteran did not provide competent or probative evidence showing that his left leg injury occurred during a qualifying period of service including active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- left thigh muscle atrophy, left leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19139733
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a lower back condition and left thigh muscle atrophy due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran's lay statements, service treatment records, and articles are considered in making this determination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a respiratory condition, otitis externa, gastroenteritis, a sleeping disorder, and a left leg injury as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied reopening and granting service connection for a left leg injury and contusions of the face and chest, as new evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left leg injury, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between current left leg problems and an in-service injury.
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