The Veteran's short-term memory loss was not incurred during active service, including as due to an undiagnosed illness. The evidence does not support granting service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not experience any current disability due to short-term memory loss that could be attributed to active service or any incident of such service, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- short-term memory loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0912195
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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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