The VA Board has determined that the veteran does not have dysplasia, which was diagnosed during service. As a result, the claim for service connection for dysplasia is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of dysplasia in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- dysplasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0820007
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 0820007.
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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hip conditions was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for a 10 percent rating based on multiple, non-compensable, service-connected disabilities due to a clear and unmistakable error in a January 1997 rating decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for vocal cord leukoplakia with dysplasia and residual hoarseness as a throat condition for purposes of accrued benefits, finding that the Veteran's post-service throat disability was not related to his in-service herbicide exposure.
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