The Board has determined that the appellant's claims of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and DEA benefits have been denied due to a lack of new and material evidence.,Specifically, the RO found that the submitted evidence did not bear directly and substantially upon the specific matter under consideration.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to submit new and material evidence sufficient to reopen her claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and DEA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic lung disease, Severe head concussion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0116650
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What this means for you
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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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