The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a cervical cord injury with myelopathy and radiculopathy, claimed as a broken neck, and for numbness of both hands as a result of herbicide exposure. The reasons given were that there was no evidence showing these conditions were related to service or due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were not well-grounded as there was no medical evidence linking the claimed disabilities to his military service or to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cervical cord injury with myelopathy and radiculopathy, numbness of both hands
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0015252
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left shoulder disorder, but the Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding numbness of both hands. Service connection is also granted for Cushing's syndrome.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities include a cervical spine injury, numbness of both hands, defective vision, muscle spasm of the rib cage, and a back condition. The appeal is mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied based on the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for various disorders.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has determined that the veteran's appeal on the issue of entitlement to service connection for numbness of both hands is dismissed due to a lack of timely filed substantive appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for numbness of both hands, peripheral neuritis, and peripheral neuropathy. The case is remanded for further development including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
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