The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous disorder, which was previously denied in March 1960. The additional evidence received since the September 2004 rating decision is considered cumulative or redundant of previous evidence.
The deciding factor: The additional medical evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim and thus does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- nervous disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0826406
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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