The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, resulting in a denial.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented relating to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- enteritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2007
- Citation
- 0733956
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0733956.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and GERD with hiatal hernia, effective from December 5, 2017. The claims for chronic fatigue, herpes simplex, enteritis, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for enteritis, finding no present disability and noting that she already receives compensation for related symptoms.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbar strain, right and left carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatic nerve impairment of the lower extremities, and a lumbar spine disability, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. His heart murmur is not considered a disability for VA purposes.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ were denied as there was no evidence of an unadjudicated formal or informal claim prior to March 3, 2008.
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