The Board has denied the appellant's request to reopen his claim for service connection for left hip injury, finding that the submitted evidence does not constitute new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records from Bath VAMC do not provide new and material evidence regarding the cause or aggravation of the left hip injury during military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0335288
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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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