The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for major depression/nervous disorder, hepatitis, ischemic heart disease with hypertension (claimed as a heart condition), and grand mal seizures. The claim to reopen a claim for post-traumatic disc and joint disease of the lumbar spine was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that any of the claimed conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service, nor could it be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression/nervous disorder, hepatitis, ischemic heart disease with hypertension (claimed as a heart condition), grand mal seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0601927
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, and the Board denied the claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C and secondary service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, both determined to be related to in-service hepatitis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the failure to schedule VA examinations related to his claimed disabilities. The Board finds that there was a pre-decisional error in not ensuring proper communication with the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection were dismissed due to their death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these appeals.
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