The Board has determined that there is no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for cause of death, as the evidence does not suggest any cause of death related to military service.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to support a reopening of the claim for service connection for cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- undetermined
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0804629
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 0804629.
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: Granted
The Board found that a timely notice of disagreement was filed regarding the denial of service connection for the cause of death. The claim will be considered upon the merits, without regard to whether new and material evidence has been submitted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence showing that the veteran's service-connected disability caused or contributed to his death.,The Board also denied DIC benefits as the veteran did not have a 10 or more year period of total disability rating due to service-connected disabilities prior to his death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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