The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for anaplastic lymphoma, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented to support the reopening of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- anaplastic lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2002
- Citation
- 0203888
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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: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's service connection claim for anaplastic lymphoma was not granted as it is not related to his military service or any event during service, including exposure to herbicides.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant service personnel records have been associated with the claims file, which could not have been obtained when VA initially decided the claim. As a result, the case is being remanded for reconsideration of the issue of service connection for anaplastic lymphoma.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for anaplastic lymphoma, including as due to Agent Orange exposure. The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further action consistent with a Joint Motion, which found that the VCAA notice letter did not fully comply with the Board's remand instructions.
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