The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen her service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no new and material evidence presented. The cause of death was attributed to ischemic bowel disease, which was not related to any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence has been received to support a reopening of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic bowel
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0608249
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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.
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, as his diabetes was well-controlled and did not contribute to the cause of death. The Board denied service connection for the cause of death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and providing an opinion on whether the Veteran's diabetes mellitus caused or contributed to his death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the cause of death was not service-connected and denied entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
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