The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cervical radiculopathy and to reopen her previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic cervical spine disability and residuals of a left shoulder fracture, previously claimed as fibromyalgia with trigger points on the upper shoulders, bilaterally, and upper back. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the additional evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the veteran's claim for service connection due to its being cumulative and redundant.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cervical spine disability, residuals of a left shoulder fracture
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0504525
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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 granted service connection for a chronic cervical spine disability and a chronic left shoulder disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, a chronic thoracolumbar spine disability, and a chronic cervical spine disability. The Veteran's symptoms began during his active service and have persisted since.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic lumbar spine disability, chronic cervical spine disability, chronic right knee disability, and IBS (presumptively related to Southwest Asia service). The claims are based on the presumption of exposure in the Gulf War setting.
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