The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not bear directly and substantially upon the issue of service connection for body stiffness, to include as secondary to service-connected paranoid schizophrenia. The claim is therefore not reopened.
The deciding factor: The new evidence does not pertain to the evidentiary defects which were the basis for the RO's June 1998 decision regarding service connection for body stiffness.
- Claimed conditions
- body stiffness, residuals of a head injury with memory loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0314770
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0314770.
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 has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including residuals of a head injury with memory loss, neck disorder, left wrist and ankle disorders, anxiety disorder, chest disorder, seizure disorder, and gunshot wound to the left arm, were not incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, gallbladder or stomach condition, and body stiffness, all claimed as due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service disease or injury related to these conditions.
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