The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for Mônière's disease, as the additional evidence was insufficient to change the outcome of the previous denial.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not relate to the issue of service connection for Mônière's disease and thus did not provide a basis to reopen the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Mônière's disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0316850
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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 determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for Mônière's disease. The Veteran currently suffers from this condition, which is considered a direct result of his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's Mônière's disease originated during his period of active service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's Mônière's disease is likely attributable to his period of active military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that any current Mônière's disease was not caused or chronically worsened by the veteran's service-connected conditions, including chronic bilateral otitis media or externa, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness/vertigo associated with chronic bilateral otitis media or externa, and headaches. Therefore, service connection for Mônière's disease is not established.
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