The Board denied the reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection for blastomycosis, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- blastomycosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0833718
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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: Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by sarcoidosis, blastomycosis, and diabetes mellitus. The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand, which contributed to his diabetes mellitus. As a result, the Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and the cause of death (blastomycosis) is not related to his active duty. The Veteran's service-connected rheumatic heart disease did not contribute to his death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for blastomycosis, which he claims was caused by environmental hazards during his Southwest Asia service. The appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma was not incurred in or aggravated by service, may not be presumed to have been incurred therein, and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability.
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