The Board denied the veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection for generalized body aches, generalized painful joints, extreme fatigue, and numbness of both arms as chronic disabilities resulting from an undiagnosed illness due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence was not new and material, failing to present objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized body aches, generalized painful joints, extreme fatigue, numbness of both arms
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0323813
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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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