The veteran's appeal for service connection for poison ivy and an initial evaluation in excess of 60 percent for cytomegalovirus (CMV) is denied. The effective date claim for the grant of service connection for CMV is also denied.
The deciding factor: The RO assigned a 40 percent evaluation to the veteran's CMV disability, which was later increased to 60 percent disabling in October 2007. However, there were no new and material evidence submitted after the original denial of service connection for CMV in August 2003, making it final.
- Claimed conditions
- poison ivy, cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0826347
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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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