The Board denied the appellant's attempt to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence did not establish a causal link between the veteran's death and his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence was found insufficient to establish a direct or contributory causation between the veteran's death and his service-connected undifferentiated type schizophrenia.
- Claimed conditions
- undifferentiated type schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2002
- Citation
- 0201699
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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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