The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of hepatitis, residuals of frostbite, and degenerative arthritis of the knees due to lack of evidence showing a current disability related to military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations found no evidence of residuals from hepatitis or frostbite, and concluded that the current diagnosis of degenerative arthritis of the knees was not related to the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of hepatitis, residuals of frostbite, degenerative arthritis of the knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0706661
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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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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a right hand disability, to include residuals of frostbite and tenosynovitis, is dismissed due to the appellant's death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of hepatitis, as there was no evidence that he had any current disability related to his in-service diagnosis of amoebic hepatitis.
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