The Board has denied service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, finding no persuasive evidence that the Veteran had these conditions at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively show the presence of radiculopathy in either lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- raticulopathy of the right lower extremity, raticulopathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23046730
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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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