The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a hips, legs, and toes disorder secondary to her service-connected left sciatic nerve disorder and lumbar spondylosis with multilevel degenerative spondylitic changes due to lack of evidence of an additional disability other than associated with her already service-connected left lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's claimed hips, legs, and toes nerve secondary sciatic nerve condition are symptoms of her already service-connected left lower extremity radiculopathy and not a separate diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- hips, legs, toes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24029329
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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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