The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for leg pain, knee pain, and shoulder pain, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions on a direct basis or as secondary to his service-connected thoracolumbar strain with anterior wedging at T12.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's claimed disabilities were not caused by his active service or by his service-connected back disability, and there was no medical evidence supporting these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- leg pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19168404
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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: Granted
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