The Board denied service connection for right upper extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity neuralgia as secondary to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS). The skin disability claim is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have separate and distinct neurological impairment apart from his already determined service-connected polyneuropathy with axonal loss in the upper and lower extremities, including SJS.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity neuralgia, left upper extremity neuralgia, right lower extremity neuralgia, left lower extremity neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22059973
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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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