The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left upper extremity, right upper extremity, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity nerve pain disabilities as secondary to his service-connected cervical neck sprain and lumbar back sprain. The evidence did not establish a current disability of any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims for service connection were not supported by competent medical evidence demonstrating a diagnosed condition or functional impairment due to the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity nerve pain, right upper extremity nerve pain, left lower extremity nerve pain, right lower extremity nerve pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24083255
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine disorder, right lower extremity nerve pain, left lower extremity nerve pain, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder due to inadequate VA medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and remanded the claims for right and left lower extremity nerve pain due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity nerve pain as secondary to a service-connected thoracolumbar strain due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The rate of payment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits, effective February 14, 2023, is correct; the claim is denied.
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