The Board has determined that the veteran's current cerebellar degeneration is not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence linking the veteran's current condition to any remote trauma, including a motor vehicle accident during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebellar degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0831725
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 0831725.
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 Veteran's cerebellar degeneration and associated bilateral eye condition are granted as service connected.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cerebellar degeneration, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and hypertension due to potential exposure to hazardous chemicals in service. The claims are also related as they could impact a decision on the issues of entitlement to a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple, noncompensable, service-connected disabilities and entitlement to a TDIU.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for cerebellar degeneration with loss of use of the bilateral lower extremities and a neurocognitive disorder, as well as peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo), have been granted. The effective date for these awards is January 31, 2011.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to January 23, 2015 has also been granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of equilibrium/balance is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if his tinnitus or bilateral hearing loss has caused or aggravated this condition.
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