The Board denied service connection for a left hip disorder and a left leg disorder, finding that the disorders were not shown to be related to service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied as there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease leading to current conditions, and no medical opinion established a link between the current conditions and service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Disorder, Left Leg Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21014402
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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