The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chronic fatigue, pain and depression, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, and hepatitis C. The decision also addressed issues related to reopening previously denied claims and assigned a rating of zero percent for hepatitis.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to reopen the previously denied claims.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue, pain and depression, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0713964
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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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