The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was provided to support the claim of entitlement to nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- nonservice-connected disability pension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0530438
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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: Denied
The Veteran's failure to accurately report his income from Social Security benefits resulted in an overpayment of $41,166. The Board found that the Veteran acted with bad faith and denied the request for waiver of recovery.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered further development of the claim, including obtaining SSA records and rating all nonservice-connected conditions. The case will be returned to the RO for these actions.
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