The Board denied service connection for a lower left extremity disability, including as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability. The decision also denied service connection for peripheral vascular disease and radiculopathy related to lumbar DDD.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of a specific left ankle condition, and the medical opinions provided do not support a nexus between the Veteran’s service-connected right ankle disability and his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle disability, Peripheral vascular disease (PVD), Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20047062
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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).
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