The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of scarlet fever, to include right hand tremors in March 1996. The RO has now declined to reopen the claim based on lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for residuals of scarlet fever, including right hand tremors.
- Claimed conditions
- scarlet fever, right hand tremor
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0711553
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient detail in a previous VA medical opinion regarding whether malaria or scarlet fever during service contributed to the Veteran's death. The case must be returned for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hand tremor began during his active service and continues to this day, granting service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial rating for his service-connected right hand tremor was denied, and the Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence in the AOJ decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board finds that the evidence does not establish presumptive service connection based on Gulf War Syndrome, and further development is needed to determine if these conditions qualify as undiagnosed illnesses or MUCMIs.
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