The Board has denied the appellant's claims of service connection for cause of the veteran's death and eligibility for non-service connected death pension benefits, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted to reopen these claims.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received since the October 1999 RO decision to substantiate the claims of service connection for cause of the veteran's death and non-service connected death pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- uremia, chronic nephritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0820337
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction in the disability evaluation assigned for chronic nephritis was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death from malignant lymphoma and uremia, which may be related to service in Camp Lejeune.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's testicular cancer and pancytopenia are related to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.
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