The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right arm weakness, low back condition, left lower extremity condition/sciatica (including leg weakness, aches, pains, numbness), left arm and hand weakness, stroke, heart condition, atrial fibrillation. The Veteran's dry scalp condition was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of service connection for the claimed conditions due to lack of in-service disease or injury and insufficient medical evidence linking current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right arm weakness, low back condition, left lower extremity condition/sciatica (to include leg weakness, aches, pains, numbness), left arm and hand weakness, stroke, heart condition, atriial fibrillation, dry scalp condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20079330
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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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